TEXAS CONTACT THE STAFF COORDINATOR:
ADDRESS:
Ruthie Benson Email: ruthie.benson@dshs.state.tx.us Phone: 512-533-3158 Fax: 512-533-3167
Infections Disease Control Unit Texas Department of State Health Services th 1100 West 49 Street Austin, TX 78756-3199
MANAGER: Tammy Foskey Email: tammy.foskey@dshs.state.tx.us Phone: 512-553-3020 For a list of County coordinators, go to this website: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/hepatitis/hepatitis_b/perinatal/Contacts/
SCREENING REQUIREMENTS Does the jurisdiction require screening of pregnant women for hepatitis B infection or hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)?
Does the jurisdiction specifically require reporting of positive HBsAg status in pregnant women?
Yes - Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.090(a) and 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.135(a)(5)(c)
Yes - 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.135(g) and 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.3(a)(2)
COMPLETION OF HEPATITIS B VACCINATION SERIES 3 or more doses among children 19-35 months of age
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Percentage of children 19-35 months of age receiving 3 or more doses
Rank among other states
U.S. National Average
#1 ranked state and coverage
66.9 ± 4.9% 79.5 ± 3.7% 78.6 ± 3.8% 79.1 ± 3.5% 81.7 ± 3.3% 84.5 ± 3.1% 86.9 ± 2.7% 86.2 ± 3.8% 90.4 ± 2.4% 88.3 ± 2.9% 91.5 ± 2.6% 91.5 ± 2.3% 91.7 ± 2.6% 93.0 ± 3.5% 92.2 ± 2.4% 88.4 ±2.7% 90.6 ± 2.2% 84.5 ± 3.3%
23 33 47 50 48 49 35 46 36 49 32 38 40 29 28 45 31 48
67.9 ± 1.3% 81.8 ± 0.9% 83.6 ± 0.8% 87.0 ± 0.7% 88.1 ± 0.7% 90.3 ± 0.6% 88.9 ± 0.7% 89.9 ± 0.7% 92.4 ± 0.6% 92.4 ± 0.6% 92.9 ± 0.6% 93.3 ± 0.6% 92.7 ± 0.7% 93.5 ± 0.7% 92.4 ± 0.7% 91.8 ± 0.7% 91.1 ± 0.7% 89.7 ± 0.9%
88.5 ± 5.4% (South Carolina) 95.8 ± 2.2% (South Carolina) 91.6 ± 4.2% (New Jersey) 94.1 ± 2.7% (South Carolina) 94.0 ± 3.1% (Rhode Island) 96.4 ± 1.9% (Rhode Island) 95.8 ± 2.2% (Rhode Island) 97.0 ± 2.0% (Rhode Island) 98.2 ± 1.4% (Connecticut) 96.8 ± 1.7% (Florida) 97.9 ± 2.0% (Massachusetts) 97.8 ± 1.6% (Rhode Island) 98.6 ± 1.5% (New Hampshire) 98.1 ± 1.6% (Connecticut) 98.8 ± 1.5% (Rhode Island) 98.3 ± 1.5% (North Dakota) 97.1 ± 1.7% (Louisiana) 96.3 ± 3.0% (Georgia)
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Data compiled by the ALC from National Immunization Surveys, 1995-2012 , http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/nis/child/index.html