89R15207 JG-D
By: McQueeney H.B. No. 4535
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0086 to read as follows:
Sec. 161.0086. COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section:
(1) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus
disease.
(2) "Health care provider" means an individual
licensed or otherwise authorized by this state to administer
vaccines.
(b) Before administering a COVID-19 vaccination to an
individual, a health care provider must obtain the individual's
written informed consent, or if the individual is a minor or lacks
the mental capacity to provide informed consent, the parent,
guardian, or conservator who may provide written informed consent
on the individual's behalf. The informed consent required under
this section must include an acknowledgment that the individual
providing informed consent received the information sheet
described by Subsection (c).
(c) The department shall develop a standardized information
sheet that includes information on:
(1) the risks associated with COVID-19 vaccination,
including potential side effects;
(2) the expedited manner in which the COVID-19 vaccine
was developed;
(3) whether long-term scientific studies have been
performed on the COVID-19 vaccine;
(4) whether manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine are
subject to civil liability for any injuries caused by the vaccine;
and
(5) the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting
System, including clear instructions for reporting any
vaccine-related injury or reaction.
(d) The appropriate licensing authority may impose
disciplinary action on a health care provider who administers a
COVID-19 vaccination in violation of this section in the same
manner and using the same procedures as the authority uses to impose
disciplinary action on a provider who violates the authority's
licensing or other regulatory laws or rules.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.