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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consent to the immunization of certain children for |
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cancer prevention or treatment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.1011, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or Section 32.003 or |
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32.101, a child may consent to the child's own immunization for |
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cancer prevention or treatment if the immunization is: |
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(1) recommended for cancer prevention by the Centers |
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for Disease Control and Prevention; or |
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(2) approved for cancer treatment by the United States |
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Food and Drug Administration. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |