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Relating to prohibitions relative to vaccination status and vaccination information, and including effective date provisions
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People in Iowa cannot be treated unfairly in jobs, schools, housing, or when getting services because of their vaccination status or their choice to keep that information private. Additionally, a person's vaccination records must be kept in their medical files and treated as private health information.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to vaccination status and vaccination records. Division I of the bill prohibits unfair or discriminatory practices on the basis of vaccination status under Code chapter 216 in regard to employment, accommodations or services, housing, education, or credit. Remedial measures under Code chapter 216 are applicable to such conduct. The bill defines “vaccination status” as the vaccination status of an individual and an individual’s decision to disclose or refuse to disclose the individual’s vaccination status. Division II of the bill relates to the maintenance of a person’s vaccination information, and provides that unless otherwise specifically allowed by law, the vaccination information of a person shall only be maintained in the person’s medical record and treated as protected health information under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Division III provides that the Act takes effect upon enactment.