TITLE: Relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health care facilities.

SUMMARY: Relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health care facilities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health care facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 224.002(c), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The policy shall [may] include procedures for a covered individual to be exempt from the required vaccines based on reasons of conscience, including a religious belief. A health care facility shall not reject an exemption based on reasons of conscience, including a religious belief, for any reason. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.