Ed Buttrey voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Expands Which Healthcare Providers Can Grant COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions
Signed by Governor Greg Gianforte
Title: Expands Which Healthcare Providers Can Grant COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions
Title: Expands Which Healthcare Providers Can Grant COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions
Title: Expands Which Healthcare Providers Can Grant COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions
Vote to pass a bill that expands which healthcare providers can grant COVID-19 vaccine exemptions.
Requires students to have done the following before they may be accepted to attend school as pupils (Sec.1):
be immunized against varicella, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubella, mumps, and measles (rubeola);
be immunized against Haemophilus influenza type "b" before enrolling in a preschool if under 5 years of age;
Qualify for conditional attendance; or
File an exemption if they do not meet the above requirements
Allows students to attend school without getting immunizations if they file with the governing body of a school a notarized affidavit on a form prescribed by the department of health stating that immunization is contrary to the religious tenets and practices of the signer (Sec. 2).
Allows students to attend school without getting immunizations if they qualify for a medical exemption, whereby a qualified health care provider states that it may be physically unsafe for the student to receive all immunizations required for school attendance due to an underlying condition (Sec. 2).
Title: Expands Which Healthcare Providers Can Grant COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions