Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14; Title 49 and Title 63.

ON APRIL 24, 2024, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND REFERRED HOUSE BILL 2902 TO CALENDAR AND RULES COMMITTEE. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, do the following: (1) Prohibit a healthcare provider from providing a vaccination to a minor unless the healthcare provider first receives informed consent from a parent or legal guardian of the minor. The healthcare provider must note receipt of such informed consent in the minor's medical record; (2) Prohibit an employee or agent of the state from providing, requesting, or facilitating the vaccination of a minor child who is in the custody of the state, except (i) upon written request to, and court order from, the appropriate court; (ii) if a parent or legal guardian of the minor has provided informed consent to the vaccination; or (iii) if the parental rights of each of the minor's parents or legal guardians have been terminated by a court, and all opportunities for appeal have been exhausted; (3) Establish that a minor's parent or legal guardian who provides informed consent for all future vaccinations does not have to be present for the administration of a vaccine to the minor, as long as another adult accompanies the minor to the healthcare provider's visit where administration of the vaccine occurs. Informed consent for future vaccinations is valid until revoked in writing, including a writing transmitted electronically, by a parent or legal guardian; (4) In the context of provision of information prior to administration of vaccinations to minors and parental consent, clarify that "minor" does not include an individual who (i) is emancipated under state law; (ii) is in need of emergency treatment under state law relative to emergency treatment of minors; (iii) is or was previously a member of the armed forces of the United States, or a member of a reserve or national guard unit; (iv) is the parent of a minor child and has full custody of that minor child; or (v) has been in state custody for a continuous period of time that began prior to the effective date of this act and continues through the effective date of the bill; and (5) In the context of provision of information prior to administration of vaccinations to minors and parental consent, clarify that "informed consent" means written consent, including a writing transmitted electronically, from a parent or legal guardian of a minor to the vaccination of the minor or for all future vaccinations of the minor recommended by the minor's healthcare provider.