# 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.3: 25 TAC § 100.3. Informing a Child's Legally Authorized Representative

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.3
- **Heading:** 25 TAC § 100.3. Informing a Child's Legally Authorized Representative
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 25 HEALTH SERVICES / Part 1 DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES / Chapter 100 IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY / 25 TAC § 100.3

## Text

(a) A legally authorized representative of a child
 shall be informed, via the methodology described at subsection (b)
 of this section, that the department has established and maintains
 an immunization registry for the primary purpose of establishing and
 maintaining a single repository of immunization records to be used
 in aiding, coordinating, and promoting efficient and cost-effective
 childhood vaccine-preventable disease prevention and control efforts.
(b) The department shall provide written materials
 and forms to providers for the purpose of informing legally authorized
 representatives about the immunization registry and specific information
 collected in that registry.
(c) The department and providers may use the immunization
 registry to provide notices by mail, telephone, personal contact,
 or other electronic means to a child's legally authorized representative
 regarding the particular vaccines that the child may be due or overdue
 according to the department's immunization schedule.
(d) The first time the department receives immunization
 registry data from a person or entity other than the child's legally
 authorized representative, for a child for whom the department has
 received consent to be included in the immunization registry, the
 department shall send a written notice to the child's legally authorized
 representative disclosing:
(1) that providers and payors may be sending the child's
 immunization information to the department;
(2) the information that is included in the immunization
 registry;
(3) the entities or persons to whom the information
 may be released;
(4) the purpose of the immunization registry;
(5) the procedure to exclude a child from the immunization
 registry; and
(6) the procedure to report an alleged violation if
 a legally authorized representative discovers a child is included
 in the immunization registry after exclusion has been requested.

## Nearby sections

- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.1 25 TAC § 100.1. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C100_S100_1.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.2 25 TAC § 100.2. Confidentiality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C100_S100_2.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.3 25 TAC § 100.3. Informing a Child's Legally Authorized Representative](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C100_S100_3.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.4 25 TAC § 100.4. Immunization Registry Consent and Withdrawal Relating to a Child](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C100_S100_4.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.5 25 TAC § 100.5. Receipt and Release of Immunization Registry Data](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C100_S100_5.md)
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