Remove option for day-care providers to not enroll children with vaccine exemptions

This bill (LC 1288) removes the ability of family day-care, group day-care, and registered family/friend/neighbor (FFN) providers in Montana to refuse enrollment to children with medical or religious vaccine exemptions. It directly affects day-care providers and children whose families hold such exemptions. The bill amends state regulations (ARM 37.95.805) to require providers to enroll all children regardless of exemption status, eliminating their current option to decline enrollment. The change applies to all providers covered under the regulation, with a $500 appropriation to notify providers of the amendment.