Vaccines / Individual Rights – Public Chapter 513 prevents a law enforcement agency, governmental entity, or governor or chief executive of a local government from requiring citizens to receive the SARS-CoV-2 virus vaccination against their will. Students of public higher education institutions who are enrolled in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or another health care profession who may be subject to policies or rules of a private office that delivers health care services are exempted from the bill.
Vaccine Passports / Health Boards and Pandemic Restrictions –Public Chapter 550 provides local boards of health act only in an advisory role to elected county mayors regarding COVID-19 restrictions. This legislation also prohibits a state or local governmental official, entity, department or agency from mandating a private business to require “vaccine passports” as a condition for entering their premises or utilizing their services.
Physician Assistants –Public Chapter 565 recognizes the modern role of physician assistants by allowing them to have their own independent board.
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