HF 2347

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 01/31/2022 12:37pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; establishing a vaccine recipient bill of rights; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [145.665] VACCINE RECIPIENT BILL OF RIGHTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purposes; public policy. new text end

new text begin The purposes of this section are to defend the
constitutional liberties of Minnesota residents, promote the provision of vaccine information
to vaccine recipients, ensure vaccines are provided only after the provision of informed
consent, and promote sound science. It is declared to be the public policy of this state to
protect the interests of each vaccine recipient by establishing a vaccine recipient bill of
rights that includes but is not limited to the rights specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Determination of individual's medical interest. new text end

new text begin An individual shall reserve
the right, at all times, to determine what is in the individual's own best medical interest
regarding obtaining or not obtaining vaccines without threat to the individual's livelihood,
ability to attend school, or freedom of movement.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Disclosure of specific vaccine being administered. new text end

new text begin A health care provider
administering a vaccine must disclose to each vaccine recipient the specific vaccine being
administered to the recipient.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Information about vaccines. new text end

new text begin Before consenting to a vaccine, an individual
must be given access to information about the vaccine being offered to allow the individual
to determine whether obtaining the vaccine is in the individual's medical interest. Vaccine
information to which the individual is given access must include independent information
from sources other than vaccine manufacturers, governmental entities, or quasi-governmental
entities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Consultation with advocate. new text end

new text begin Before consenting to a vaccine, an individual
who is over age 65 and is dependent on others for activities of daily living is entitled to
consult with a knowledgeable, independent advocate with medical training to help the
individual determine whether obtaining the vaccine is in the individual's medical interest.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Experimental or investigational vaccines. new text end

new text begin No individual shall be required,
coerced, forced, or pressured to obtain an experimental or investigational vaccine. For
purposes of this subdivision, "experimental or investigational vaccine" means a vaccine
that is not approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration but includes a vaccine
authorized for use according to an emergency use authorization.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Promotion of COVID-19 vaccine. new text end

new text begin No employer shall ask a health care provider
to promote a COVID-19 vaccine.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Vaccine adverse events reporting system. new text end

new text begin All health care providers must
educate themselves regarding the vaccine adverse events reporting system run by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, check the system
regularly, and provide each vaccine recipient with information on the system.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Private businesses. new text end

new text begin A private business operating in Minnesota is prohibited
from requiring an individual to obtain a vaccine, unless the private business is authorized
or required to do so under other law. A private business operating in Minnesota is prohibited
from coercing an individual to obtain a vaccine.
new text end