Sec. 161.0105. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. (a) A health care provider who acts in compliance with Sections 161.007, 161.00705, 161.00706, and 161.008 and any rules adopted under those sections is not civilly or criminally liable for furnishing the information required under those sections. This subsection does not apply to criminal liability established under Section 161.009.
(b) A person who administers a vaccination under a department program may be held liable only to the extent the person would be liable if the person administered the vaccination outside the program. The person is not liable for damages arising from the acts or omissions of another person acting under the program or the department.
(c) The immunity created by this section is in addition to any immunity created by Sections 161.001 and 161.007(i).
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 844, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 12.08, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0465, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions
Section 161.001. Liability of Person Who Orders or Administers Immunization
Section 161.002. Inadmissibility of Immunization Survey Information
Section 161.003. Immunization Reminder Notices
Section 161.004. Statewide Immunization of Children
Section 161.0041. Immunization Exemption Affidavit Form
Section 161.005. Immunizations Required
Section 161.0051. Required Immunizations for Nursing Homes
Section 161.006. Department Immunization Service
Section 161.007. Immunization Registry; Reports to Department
Section 161.00706. First Responder Immunization Information
Section 161.00707. Information and Education for First Responders
Section 161.00708. Access to First Responder Immunization History
Section 161.0071. Notice of Receipt of Registry Data; Exclusion From Registry
Section 161.0072. Providing Immunization Information to Department
Section 161.0073. Registry Confidentiality
Section 161.00735. Release and Receipt of Registry Data in Disaster
Section 161.0074. Report to Legislature
Section 161.0075. Immunity From Liability
Section 161.0076. Compliance With Federal Law
Section 161.008. Immunization Record
Section 161.0085. Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Prohibited
Section 161.009. Penalties for Disclosure of Information
Section 161.0095. Education Programs and Information
Section 161.010. Immunization Education; Statewide Coalition
Section 161.0101. Increase Immunization Awareness
Section 161.01035. Provider Choice System
Section 161.0104. Disaster Preparation
Section 161.0105. Limitation on Liability
Section 161.0106. Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Immunization
Section 161.0107. Electronic Medical Records Systems
Section 161.0109. Human Papillomavirus; Vaccines Education Materials