Bill > HB3838

This bill declares that medical privacy is a fundamental right and that an individual's vaccination status is sensitive medical information that cannot be used to deny participation in civic life, employment, education, or public services, finding that discrimination based on vaccination status or "immunity passports" (defined as records showing immunity through vaccination or prior infection) creates a two-tiered system of rights. It aims to prohibit discrimination by employers, government entities, and public accommodations based on vaccination status or the possession of an immunity passport, and to protect an individual's right to decline any medical procedure without facing adverse actions, while also stating that no one should be compelled to receive a vaccine authorized only under an Emergency Use Authorization or still undergoing safety trials. The bill includes exemptions for existing school immunization requirements and for health care facilities acting under federal regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), though it allows health care facilities to request voluntary disclosure of vaccination status for safety accommodations, treating employees as unvaccinated if they decline to answer. This legislation is set to become effective on November 1, 2026.

Health and Social Services

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb3838&Session=2600