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1 New Paragraph; Medical Freedom in Immunizations; Discrimination Against Health Care Employees for Exercising Lawful Vaccine Exemptions Prohibited. Amend RSA 141-C:1-a by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. No health care provider shall discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee, student, or trainee regarding the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the employee, student, or trainee has executed a valid medical or religious vaccine exemption. If the department of health and human services determines that a health care provider has acted in violation of this section, the department shall withhold Medicaid reimbursement payments to the provider and shall suspend or terminate the provider from the state Medicaid program pursuant to RSA 167:60.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
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1 New Paragraph; Medical Freedom in Immunizations; Discrimination Against Health Care Employees for Exercising Lawful Vaccine Exemptions Prohibited. Amend RSA 141-C:1-a by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. No health care provider shall discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee, student, or trainee regarding the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the employee, student, or trainee has executed a valid medical or religious vaccine exemption. If the department of health and human services determines that a health care provider has acted in violation of this section, the department shall withhold Medicaid reimbursement payments to the provider and shall suspend or terminate the provider from the state Medicaid program pursuant to RSA 167:60.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.