North Carolina § 153A-465 COVID-19 vaccination requirement prohibited; exemption

North Carolina Statutes

§ 153A-465 — COVID-19 vaccination requirement prohibited; exemption

North Carolina § 153A-465

Ch. 153ACounties

Art. 23Miscellaneous Provisions

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-465 (2026).

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(a)No county may require any person, including an applicant for employment or an employee, to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or to submit to a COVID-19 vaccination or a series of COVID-19 vaccinations, unless the exemption in subsection (b) of this section applies. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)Applicant for employment. - Any person who seeks to be permitted, required, or directed by a county or any person employed by a county to engage in employment in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit.

(2)COVID-19. - The coronavirus disease of 2019.

(3)Employee. - As defined in G.S. 153A-99(b)(1).

(b)An exemption to subsection (a) of this section applies to the following:

(1)Any employee, vendor, volunteer, trainee, or student that is re

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(a) No county may require any person, including an applicant for employment or an employee, to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or to submit to a COVID-19 vaccination or a series of COVID-19 vaccinations, unless the exemption in subsection (b) of this section applies. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Applicant for employment. - Any person who seeks to be permitted, required, or directed by a county or any person employed by a county to engage in employment in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit.
(2) COVID-19. - The coronavirus disease of 2019.
(3) Employee. - As defined in G.S. 153A-99(b)(1).
(b) An exemption to subsection (a) of this section applies to the following:
(1) Any employee, vendor, volunteer, trainee, or student that is required by a facility certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, or to submit to a COVID-19 vaccination or COVID-19 series of vaccinations.
(2) An employee employed by any entity that receives federal funding if complying with subsection (a) of this section would result in the loss of that federal funding.
(3) An employee employed by the Department of Health and Human Services in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities if the Department requires the COVID-19 vaccination or series of vaccinations for that employee. (2023-134, s. 5.8(c).)
§ 153A-466. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 153A-467. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 153A-468. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 153A-469. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 153A-470. Reserved for future codification purposes.