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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 25. HEALTH SERVICES |
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PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES |
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CHAPTER 97. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
| SUBCHAPTER A. CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
| § 97.1. Definitions and Applicability |
| § 97.2. Who Shall Report |
| § 97.3. What Condition to Report and What Isolates to Report or Submit |
| § 97.4. When and How to Report a Condition or Isolate |
| § 97.5. Where To Report a Condition or Isolate; Where To Submit an Isolate |
| § 97.6. Reporting and Other Duties of Local Health Authorities and Regional Directors |
| § 97.7. Diseases Requiring Exclusion from Schools |
| § 97.8. General Control Measures for Notifiable Conditions |
| § 97.9. Quarantine of Specific Premises and Application of Control Measures to Private and Common Carriers |
| § 97.10. Confidential Nature of Case Reporting and Records |
| § 97.11. Notification of Emergency Response Employees, Volunteers, or Other Persons Providing Emergency Care of Possible Exposure to a Disease |
| § 97.13. Death of a Person with Certain Communicable Diseases |
| SUBCHAPTER B. IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS IN TEXAS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
| § 97.61. Children and Students Included in Vaccine Requirements |
| § 97.62. Exclusions from Compliance |
| § 97.63. Immunization Requirements in Child-care Facilities, Pre-Kindergarten, Early Childhood Programs, and Texas Elementary and Secondary Schools |
| § 97.64. Required Vaccinations for Students Enrolled in Health-related and Veterinary Courses in Institutions of Higher Education |
| § 97.65. Exceptions to Immunization Requirements (Verification of Immunity/History of Illness) |
| § 97.66. Provisional Enrollment for (Non-Higher Education; Non-Veterinary) Students and Children |
| § 97.67. School Records |
| § 97.68. Acceptable Evidence of Vaccination(s) |
| § 97.69. Transfer of Immunization Records |
| § 97.70. Review of Records and Providing Assistance |
| § 97.71. Annual Report of Immunization Status of Students |
| § 97.72. Additional Vaccination Requirements |
| SUBCHAPTER C. CONSENT FOR IMMUNIZATION |
| § 97.91. Delegation of Authority to Give Informed Consent for Immunizations of a Minor |
| SUBCHAPTER D. STATEWIDE IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN IN CERTAIN FACILITIES AND BY HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS |
| § 97.101. Statewide Immunization of Children by Hospitals, Physicians, and Other Health Care Providers |
| SUBCHAPTER E. PROVISION OF ANTI-RABIES BIOLOGICALS |
| § 97.121. Purpose |
| § 97.123. Stocking, Issuing, and Returns |
| § 97.124. Payment for Anti-Rabies Biologicals |
| § 97.125. Designation of Depots for Anti-Rabies Biologicals |
| SUBCHAPTER F. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES INCLUDING ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) |
| § 97.131. Definitions |
| § 97.132. Who Shall Report Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| § 97.133. Reporting Information for Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| § 97.134. How to Report Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| § 97.136. Prophylaxis against Ophthalmia Neonatorum |
| § 97.137. Exposure of Health-Care Personnel to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection |
| § 97.138. Guidelines for Testing Certain Indicted Persons for Certain Diseases |
| § 97.139. Fee for Providing Written Notice of a Positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Related Test Result to an Applicant for Insurance |
| § 97.140. Counseling and Testing for State Employees Exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection on the Job |
| § 97.141. Fee to Cover the Cost of Providing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C Protocol-Based Counseling Course |
| § 97.142. Model Health Education Program/Resource Guide for HIV/AIDS Education of School-Age Children |
| § 97.143. Model HIV/AIDS Workplace Guidelines |
| § 97.145. Anonymous and Confidential HIV Testing |
| § 97.146. Confidentiality of Test Results |
| SUBCHAPTER G. VACCINATION STAMPS |
| § 97.151. Purpose and Scope |
| § 97.152. Definitions |
| § 97.153. Criteria for Issuing Uniform Stamps to Physicians |
| § 97.154. Criteria for Operating as a Vaccination Center |
| § 97.155. Format of the Uniform Stamp |
| § 97.156. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of a Uniform Stamp |
| SUBCHAPTER H. TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING FOR JAILS AND OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES |
| § 97.171. Purpose |
| § 97.172. Scope |
| § 97.173. Screening |
| § 97.174. Scope of Professional Examinations/Evaluation |
| § 97.175. Diagnostic Evaluations |
| § 97.176. Treatment |
| § 97.177. Prevention of Disease |
| § 97.178. Reporting |
| § 97.179. Tuberculosis Record |
| § 97.180. Resource Allocation |
| § 97.190. Approval of Local Jail Screening Standards |
| § 97.191. Continuity of Care |
| SUBCHAPTER I. IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTS OF TEXAS NURSING HOMES |
| § 97.201. Facilities Included in Requirements |
| § 97.202. Required Immunizations |
| SUBCHAPTER K. RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS |
| § 97.251. Definitions |
| § 97.252. Confidentiality |
| § 97.253. Limitation of Liability |
| § 97.254. Cooperation of Governmental Entities |
| § 97.255. Sentinel Surveillance Program |
| § 97.256. Data Collection |
| § 97.257. Database |