(1)A business entity doing business in the state of Idaho shall not refuse to provide any service, product, admission to a venue, or transportation to a person because that person has or has not received or used a medical intervention.
(2)A business entity doing business in the state of Idaho shall not require a medical intervention as a term of employment unless required by federal law or in such cases where the terms of employment include travel to foreign jurisdictions requiring a medical intervention as the only means of entry or where the terms of employment require entry into a place of business or facility in a foreign jurisdiction and such place of business or facility requires a medical intervention as the only means of entry. In any such instance where an employee is required t
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(1) A business entity doing business in the state of Idaho shall not refuse to provide any service, product, admission to a venue, or transportation to a person because that person has or has not received or used a medical intervention.
(2) A business entity doing business in the state of Idaho shall not require a medical intervention as a term of employment unless required by federal law or in such cases where the terms of employment include travel to foreign jurisdictions requiring a medical intervention as the only means of entry or where the terms of employment require entry into a place of business or facility in a foreign jurisdiction and such place of business or facility requires a medical intervention as the only means of entry. In any such instance where an employee is required to obtain or use a medical intervention due to travel to a foreign jurisdiction or entry into a place of business or facility in a foreign jurisdiction, said requirement shall either be included in a valid written employment contract between the employer and the employee or, when a written employment contract does not exist, advance written notice shall be provided to an impacted employee no less than fourteen (14) days prior to such employee being required to receive or use a medical intervention. Business entities that receive medicare or medicaid funding shall be exempt from the requirements of this subsection.
(3) A ticket issuer shall not penalize, discriminate against, or deny access to an entertainment event to a ticket holder because the ticket holder has or has not received or used a medical intervention.
(4) A school operating in the state or a business subject to chapter 11, title 39, Idaho Code, operating in the state shall not mandate a medical intervention for any person to attend, enter campus or buildings, or be employed, subject to the requirements of the Idaho parental rights act, sections 32-1010 through 32-1015, Idaho Code; sections 39-4801 through 39-4804, Idaho Code; and sections 33-205 and 33-512 (7), Idaho Code. For the purposes of this subsection, private and parochial schools shall be considered as having the same authority as school districts under section 33-512 (7), Idaho Code.
(5) Unless required by federal law, no state, county, or local government entity or official in Idaho shall require any person to receive or use a medical intervention.
(6) Unless required by federal law, no state, county, or local government entity or official in Idaho shall require any person to receive or use a medical intervention as a condition for:
(a) Receipt of any government benefit;
(b) Receipt of any government services;
(c) Receipt of any government-issued license or permit;
(d) Entrance into any public building;
(e) Use of public transportation; or
(f) A term of employment, provided that such entities that receive medicare or medicaid funding shall be exempt from the requirements of this paragraph.
(7) No state, county, or local government or business entity in Idaho shall provide or offer any different salary, hourly wage, or other ongoing compensation or benefits to an employee based on whether the employee has or has not received or used a medical intervention.
(8) The ability to require a medical intervention under this chapter is subject to other statutory or constitutional provisions regarding requests for medical interventions and requirements to provide reasonable accommodation.
(9) The prohibition on medical interventions shall not apply to any situation where personal protective equipment, items, or clothing are required by a business entity in the public or private sectors based on existing traditional and accepted industry standards or federal law. These exemptions to the prohibition on medical interventions shall not apply to or include any vaccines, mask requirements, or other medical interventions introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(10) The provisions of this chapter may be enforced and injunctive relief may be pursued by either the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney for the county where a violation occurs. If a business entity or state, county, city, or local government entity in Idaho is found to have violated the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general or prosecuting attorney, as applicable, shall be awarded attorney’s fees and costs incurred in pursuing the enforcement action.
(11) A state agency shall not adopt any policy, administrative rule, or regulation that conflicts with the provisions of this chapter.
(12) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, under no circumstance may a healthy person be excluded in a disease outbreak due to such person’s vaccination status.