Text of section effective until April 01, 2025
Sec. 531.064.  VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM PROVIDER ENROLLMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT.  (a)  In this section, "vaccines for children program" means the program operated by the Department of State Health Services under authority of 42 U.S.C. Section 1396s, as amended.
(b)  The commission shall ensure that a provider can enroll in the vaccines for children program on the same form the provider completes to apply as a Medicaid health care provider.
(c)  The commission shall allow providers to report vaccines administered under the vaccines for children program to the immunization registry established under Section 161.007, Health and Safety Code, and to use the immunization registry, including individually identifiable information in accordance with state and federal law, to determine whether a child has received an immunization.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 613, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Renumbered from Government Code, Section 531.063 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(33), eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.101, eff. April 2, 2015.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2025.