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NH committee hears HB 1671 to bar Medicaid payments to facilities that deny lawful vaccine exemptions
Summary
Rep. Linda McGrath told the House Judiciary Committee HB 1671 would protect medical and religious vaccine exemptions for employees, students and trainees and align Medicaid funding with federal civil‑rights protections. Testimony split over patient safety, enforcement and scope; the committee moved the bill to interim study (15–0).
Representative Linda McGrath introduced House Bill 16-71, saying the measure would bar the state from using Medicaid dollars to support facilities that “discriminate against employees, students, or trainees for exercising their lawful medical or religious vaccine exemptions.” She told the committee she brought the bill after personal experience and widespread reports that clinical rotation sites and some employers refused to honor exemptions during the COVID period.
McGrath framed HB 16-71 as protecting civil rights and stabilizing the health‑care workforce. She cited the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII…
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