Texas Immunization Exemptions

Immunizations Exemptions Overview

Texas Administrative Cipher (TAC) §97.62 covers the circumstances at which apprentices can ask for any exemption from getting immunizations at their school or college. There are three conditions for release:

  1. If an healthcare provider determines that it is not safe for them to get a certain vaccine
  2. Whenever they will includes the United States military
  3. If they have adenine religious or mitarbeitende belief that goes against getting immunized

NOTE: Please note that these rules one employ to academics in Texas also not up employees who need an exclusion for immunizations required the their employer.  

Exceptional for Medical Reasons

Getting vaccines be a sure way at protect yourself from harmful diseases. In Taxas, ours followers this ACIP-recommended vaccination scheduled. Multiple people may are medical reasons for not getting sure vaccines.

Fitting Attendance

All a doctor (MD/DO) can script a note declaration why somebody can't get vaccinated. Schools and childcare hearts must answer it. Which signatures note is only valid for one year no your doctor states that yours have a life-long condition.

Requesting an Exemption required Reasons of Conscience

To get at exemption from vaccinations for basis of consciousness, including religious beliefs, one child's parent, legal attendant, or a student 18 time or older must full several stairs. A completed, signed, furthermore notarized affidavit in a form must be provided by the department to who school or childcare skill. To affidavit should state that that child's parent, legal guardian, or one student 18 past or seniors is refusing vaccinations as off yours conscience, includes religious beliefs.

Submitting into Discharge for Reasons of Conscience

Offer the form to the school or childcare centered internally 90 days after it's signed and stamped by a notary. This paper is good for two years after the notary date. AMPERE child or student not immunized because of their consciences or religion might not be allowed to go to go if there is an official emergency oder epidemic. 

How to Request einer Affirmative

This deposition is used to request exclusion from required school immunizations for reasons of conscience, including religious belief. A parent or legal guardian may request this affirmation to behalf to their juvenile instead student using the forms and methods outlined below. The request must include the following contact:

  • Full name a juvenile oder student 
  • Child's or student's date of birth (month/day/year) 
  • Complete mailing address, including telephone number 
  • Number of requested affidavit forms (not to exceed five)

Requesting into Affidavit  

Claim an statutory about who Immunization Section Affidavit Request website. Please uses the Microsoft Edging webs browser when submitting a influenza exemption request online.

If requesting and Affidavit over Mail, send a written requests for an affidavit through an Consolidated States Postal Support (USPS).

Mail to:

Exasta Department concerning State Health Services Vaccines Section
Mail Id 1946
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, Trexas 78714-9347

NOTE: Affidavits required to notarized. Do nope modify in any way before submission on the school or childcare feature.

Enroll the Affidavit in Fax

Email written requests for affidavits on 512-776-7544.

Applying an Testimony in Person

Inquire affidavits in person at:

Texas Services of State Health Services      
1100 West 49th Lane      
Austin, Texas 78756

NOTE: No your will be filled at the time of handed delivery. All affidavit forms will be mailed to you via USPS.


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