AN ACT relating to drugs and medicines and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to provide that an independent institution or postsecondary educational institution that requires a student to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; amend KRS 209.52 to allow vaccine requirement exemptions at long-term care facilities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to provide that a health facility that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; create a new section or KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to establish that an individual in the Commonwealth cannot be required to receive an unapproved drug that has been approved for emergency use by the secretary of the United States Food and Drug Administration; require specified information be given to an individual if he or she does choose to take the drug; create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to provide that an employer that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Last action Mar 1, 2022
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Total actions
3
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0
Committee
2
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
to Health & Welfare (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrienne Southworth
RRepublican
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