2021 Texas Statutes
Health and Safety Code
Title 2 - Health
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions
Subchapter A. Immunizations
Section 161.0105. Limitation on Liability
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.
