New requirements in Texas for administration of COVID-19 vaccines

Legislation passed in 2025 sets forth new requirements for Texas health care providers to meet before they administer COVID-19 vaccines.(1) The new requirements are:  

• Obtain the written informed consent of the individual (or the parent/guardian/other person authorized to consent). 
•  Share a new Texas-specific vaccine information statement.
• Obtain from the patient (or parent/guardian) a signed acknowledgment that they received the Texas vaccine information statement.This acknowledgment may be included in the written consent.
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 Practices should continue to share the federal vaccine information sheet (VIS) as already required by law.

 These requirements — which became effective September 1,2025 — are the result of Texas House Bill 4535. Current VIS forms and the Texas-required form are available on the DSHS website.

 Source

1. Texas Legislature Online. 89 (R) HB 4535. Available at https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB04535I.pdf. Accessed September 4, 2025.  

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