81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 346, Chapter 9 Page: 3 of 14
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S.B. No. 346
1 registry; and
2 (5) determine the process by which consent is
3 verified, including affirmation by a health care provider, birth
4 registrar, regional health information exchange, or local
5 immunization registry that consent has been obtained.
6 (a-1) The written or electronic consent required by
7 Subsection (a)(3) for an individual younger than 18 years of age is
8 required to be obtained only one time. The [wri-tten] consent is
9 valid until the individual [I4-&4] becomes 18 years of age unless
10 the consent is withdrawn in writing or electronically. A parent,
11 managing conservator, or guardian of a minor [ehik4] may provide
12 the [w-it-t-e] consent by using an electronic signature on the
13 minor's [ehil'e] birth certificate.
14 (a-2) An individual's legally authorized representative or
15 the individual, after the individual has attained 18 years of age,
16 may consent in writing or electronically for the individual's
17 information to remain in the registry after the individual's 18th
18 birthday and for the individual's subsequent immunizations to be
19 included in the registry. The written or electronic consent of the
20 minor's legally authorized representative as described by Section
21 161.0001(1-c)(A) must be submitted to the department before the
22 individual's 18th birthday. The written or electronic consent of
23 the individual or the individual's legally authorized
24 representative as described by Section 161.0001(1-c)(B) or (C) must
25 be submitted to the department not later than the individual's 19th
26 birthday. The consent of the representative or individual is valid3
27 until the individual or the individual's legally authorized
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 346, Chapter 9, legislative document, May 5, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149640/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.