The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Brandi Cannon.
DIGEST
SB 37 Original 2022 Regular Session Fesi
Proposed law provides that no licensed healthcare professional or healthcare facility shall refuse to
provide any healthcare services to a patient on the basis of the patient's vaccination history or
because of the patient's refusal to receive a specific vaccination or series of vaccinations or provide
proof of immunity to a specific disease.
Present law provides that healthcare providers participating in Medicaid shall not discriminate
against a patient based upon race, creed, ethnic origin, sex, age, or physical condition. Proposed law
adds vaccination history.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 46:437.11(A); adds R.S. 37:23.5 and R.S. 40:2007.2)