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Senate Bill 63 |
Senate Author: Nelson |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Sheffield, J. D. |
Senate Bill 63 amends the Family Code to authorize a child who is pregnant or is the parent of a child and has actual custody of the child to consent to the child's own immunization for a disease if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends or authorizes the initial dose of an immunization for that disease to be administered before seven years of age. The bill sets out provisions relating to such consent and authorizes a health care provider or facility to rely on the written statement of the child containing the grounds on which the child has capacity to consent to the child's immunization.