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Committee passes bill barring compelled medical treatment as release condition for quarantine
Summary
House Bill 888, sponsored by Rep. Jedidiah Hinkle, would prohibit using vaccines, medications or other drug treatments as a condition for release from quarantine. Supporters framed it as protecting personal medical choice; public-health officials warned it could conflict with existing TB-control statutes. Committee approved the amended bill.
Representative Jedidiah Hinkle told the committee HB 888 would prohibit requiring vaccines, medications or other drug treatments as a condition for release from quarantine or isolation orders. Hinkle said the measure responds to local drafts of quarantine plans that raised alarms in communities and aims to prevent coercion while preserving boards’ authority to order quarantine or isolation itself.
Supporters from multiple counties and advocacy groups described instances where local board-of-health plans prompted public concern and urged statutory clarity to protect individual choice. Tom…
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