The Texas Immunization Registry is a free service of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The immunization registry is a secure and confidential service that consolidates immunization records for public health purposes (e.g., giving all doctors treating a patient a central place to see that patient’s immunization records). With your consent, your immunization information will be included in ImmTrac2. For a family member younger than 18 years of age, a parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator may grant consent for participation for that minor by completing the ImmTrac2 Minor Consent Form (# C-7) available for downloading at www.ImmTrac.com.
Consent for Registration and Release of Immunization Records to Authorized Persons / Entities I understand that, by granting the consent below, I am authorizing release of my immunization information to DSHS and I further understand that DSHS will include this information in the Texas Immunization Registry. Once in ImmTrac2, my immunization information may by law be accessed by: a Texas physician, or other health care provider legally authorized to administer vaccines, for treatment of the individual as a patient; a Texas school in which the individual is enrolled; a Texas public health district or local health department, for public health purposes within their areas of jurisdiction; a state agency having legal custody of the individual; a payor, currently authorized by the Texas Department of Insurance to operate in Texas for immunization records relating to the specific individual covered under the payor’s policy. I understand that I may withdraw this consent at any time.
State law permits the inclusion of immunization records for First Responders and their immediate family members (older than 18 years of age) in the Registry. A “First Responder” is defined as a public safety employee or volunteer whose duties include responding rapidly to an emergency. An “immediate family member” is defined as a parent, spouse, child, or sibling who resides in the same household as the First Responder. For a family member younger than 18 years of age, a parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator may grant consent for participation as an “ImmTrac2 child” by completing the Immunization Registry (ImmTrac2) Consent Form (# C-7).
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