1. (a) A parent may consent to the inclusion of the child's immunization history in the immunization registry by doing one of the following:

   1. (1) indicating consent at birth certificate registration, including by electronic signature;
   2. (2) submitting written notification to the department in a format prescribed by the department or substantially similar and mailed to the Texas Department of Health, Immunization Division, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, or by calling the Immunization Division at (800) 252-9152 to request a consent form; or
   3. (3) completing written consent to be submitted to the department by a provider or payor.
2. (b) Consent is required to be obtained only one time, and is valid until the child becomes 18 years of age, unless the consent is withdrawn in writing.
3. (c) A parent may withdraw consent for the child to be included in the registry at any time by submitting written notification to the department in a format prescribed by the department or substantially similar and mailed to the Texas Department of Health, Immunization Division, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, or by calling the Immunization Division at (800) 252-9152 to request a consent withdrawal form. The department shall remove information from the immunization registry for any person for whom consent has been withdrawn, and the department shall send the parent a written confirmation of the removal of the information. The department may not retain individually identifiable information about any person for whom consent has been withdrawn.

4. (d) A parent may request exclusion of the child's immunization history from the immunization registry by doing one of the following:

   1. (1) indicating the request for exclusion at birth certificate registration, including by electronic signature; or
   2. (2) submitting written notification to the department in a format prescribed by the department or substantially similar and mailed to the Texas Department of Health, Immunization Division, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, or by calling the Immunization Division at (800) 252-9152 to request an exclusion form. On receipt of a written request to exclude a child's immunization records from the registry, the department shall send the parent a written confirmation of receipt of the request, and shall exclude the child's records from the registry. The department may not retain individually identifiable information about any person for whom an exclusion has been requested.

Source Note:The provisions of this §100.4 adopted to be effective May 6, 2004, 29 TexReg 4155.