# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0049: BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH OR HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.0049

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0049
- **Heading:** BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH OR HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.0049

## Text

On request of a child or youth described by this section, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall issue, without fee or parental consent, a certified copy of the child's or youth's birth record to:

(1) a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a;

(2) a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services; and

(3) a young adult who:

(A) is at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years of age; and

(B) resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.001 § 191.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.002 § 191.002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.003 § 191.003. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.004 § 191.004. STATE REGISTRAR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.005 § 191.005. VITAL STATISTICS ACCOUNT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.006 § 191.006. RECORDS OF PERSONS IN HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.007 § 191.007. REGULATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.008 § 191.008. SORTING COLLECTED DATA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.009 § 191.009. USE OF DIACRITICAL MARKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.010 § 191.010. DEATH INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0011 § 191.0011. REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.0011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.011 § 191.011. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SECRETARY OF STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.012 § 191.012. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN HOSPITALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.021 § 191.021. REGISTRATION DISTRICTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.021.md)

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