HLS 22RS-510 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 295
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROMERO
HEALTH: Requires that proof of COVID-19 antibodies be treated and recognized as being
vaccinated
1 AN ACT
2To enact Part XIII of Chapter 5-B of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to
3 be comprised of R.S. 40:1125.1 and 1125.2, relative to vaccination status; to require
4 COVID-19 antibodies to be equivalent to vaccinated status in certain circumstances;
5 and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Part XIII of Chapter 5-B of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of
81950, comprised of R.S. 40:1125.1 and 1125.2, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 PART XIII. PROOF OF ANTIBODIES AND VACCINATION
10 §1125.1. COVID-19 antibodies; proof of SARS-COV-2 vaccination
11 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any public facility
12 requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 shall recognize proof of COVID-
13 19 antibodies as the equivalent of proof of a SARS-COV-2 vaccination.
14 §1125.2. Proof of prior COVID-19 infection; SARS-COV-2 vaccination requirement
15 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if any person presents
16 proof of prior COVID-19 infection and diagnosis, such proof shall be recognized as
17 the equivalent of a SARS-COV-2 vaccination.
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are additions. HLS 22RS-510 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 295
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 295 Original 2022 Regular Session Romero
Abstract: Requires that proof of COVID-19 antibodies be equivalent to vaccinated status.
Proposed law provides that proof of COVID-19 antibodies is equivalent to having the SARS-
COV-2 vaccination in any public facility.
Proposed law provides that proof of prior COVID-19 infection and diagnosis is the
equivalent to having the SARS-COV-2 vaccination.
(Adds R.S. 40:1125.1 and 1125.2)
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