Prohibits health care providers from denying a child health care services based on the child's vaccination status

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not define the terms 'health care provider' and 'health care service'. These definitions were removed from the explanation.

Prohibits Denial of Health Care Services Based on Vaccination Status

This act stops health care providers from refusing medical help to children based on their vaccination status.

What This Bill Does

• Forbids health care providers from denying any child health services based on whether the child has been vaccinated or not.

Who It Names or Affects

• Children under the age of 18
• Health care providers such as doctors, clinics, and hospitals

Terms To Know

Vaccination status

Whether a child has received vaccinations against one or more diseases.

Health care provider

A person or organization that provides medical treatment and services.

Limits and Unknowns

• The act does not specify what happens if a health care provider breaks this rule.
• It is unclear how the law will be enforced or who will make sure it is followed.

Official Summary Text

Prohibits health care providers from denying a child health care services based on the child's vaccination status

Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1679
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE SEITZ.
4393H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 191, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to children's access
to health care services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 191, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 191.709, to read as follows:
191.709. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Health car e pr ovider", the same meaning given to the term in section
3 376.1350;
4 (2) "Health care service", the same meaning given to the term in section
5 376.1350;
6 (3) "V accination status", a child's status with rega rd to whether the child has
7 r eceived a vaccination against one or mor e diseases.
8 2. A health care pr ovider shall not re fuse, withhold fr om, or deny a minor child
9 any health care service based on the child's vaccination status.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.