SECTION 749.1425. What documentation is acceptable for an immunization record?

Acceptable documentation includes:

(1) An official immunization record generated from a state or local health authority, including a record from another state. Examples include a registry, a copy of the current immunization record that is on file at the pre-kindergarten program or school, or the health passport for a child in the conservatorship of DFPS, so long as the record includes:

(A) The child's name and date of birth;

(B) The type of vaccine and number of doses; and

(C) The month, day, and year the child received each vaccination; or

(2) An official immunization record or photocopy, such as from a doctor's office, that includes:

(A) The child's name and date of birth;

(B) The type of vaccine and number of doses;

(C) The month, day, and year the child received each vaccination;

(D) The signature (including a rubber stamp or electronic signature) of the health-care professional who administered the vaccine, or another health-care professional's documentation of the immunization as long as the name of the health-care professional that administered the vaccine is documented; and

(E) Clinic contact information, if the immunization record is generated from an electronic health record system.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1425 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909