HB22:

Medical mandates; each adult has a fundamental right to be free from mandates.

Bill Summary:

Fundamental right to be free from medical mandates.
Declares that, except as otherwise provided by law, each adult has
a fundamental right to be free from medical mandates of the Commonwealth
or any locality, private employer, health care entity or provider,
or provider of public accommodations. The bill defines "medical
mandate" as any affirmative requirement by the Commonwealth or any
locality, private employer, health care entity or provider, or provider
of public accommodations for an individual to undergo or participate
in a health-related test, procedure, tracking or monitoring program,
or bodily insertion or injection of any drug or the wearing of any
medical equipment or apparel. The bill provides that it shall be
no less a medical mandate for such entities to condition an individual's
receipt of otherwise ordinary services, benefits, or employment upon
the performance or acquiescence of undergoing or participating in
a health-related test, procedure, tracking or monitoring program,
or bodily insertion or injection of any drug or the wearing of any
medical equipment or apparel. The bill sets out exceptions, including
protocols in health care facilities and food handling operations
and valid orders of quarantine or isolation.