Texas § 526.0505 PROHIBITED PUNITIVE ACTION FOR FAILURE TO IMMUNIZE.

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§ 526.0505 — PROHIBITED PUNITIVE ACTION FOR FAILURE TO IMMUNIZE.

Texas § 526.0505

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 526.0505 (2026).

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Sec. 526.0505. PROHIBITED PUNITIVE ACTION FOR FAILURE TO IMMUNIZE.

(a)In this section:

(1)"Person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.001 , Family Code.

(2)"Punitive action" includes initiating an investigation of a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare for alleged or suspected abuse or neglect of a child.

(b)The executive commissioner by rule shall prohibit a health and human services agency from taking a punitive action against a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare for the person's failure to ensure that the child receives the immunization series prescribed by Section 161.004 , Health and Safety Code.

(c)This section does not affect a law, including Chapter 31 , Human Resources Code,

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Sec. 526.0505. PROHIBITED PUNITIVE ACTION FOR FAILURE TO IMMUNIZE. (a) In this section:
(1) "Person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.001 , Family Code.
(2) "Punitive action" includes initiating an investigation of a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare for alleged or suspected abuse or neglect of a child.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall prohibit a health and human services agency from taking a punitive action against a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare for the person's failure to ensure that the child receives the immunization series prescribed by Section 161.004 , Health and Safety Code.
(c) This section does not affect a law, including Chapter 31 , Human Resources Code, that specifically provides a punitive action for failure to ensure that a child receives the immunization series prescribed by Section 161.004 , Health and Safety Code.