HB 1041 — HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT: Prohibits certain entities from prohibiting access based on a person's medical intervention status

HLS 26RS-716 ENGROSSEDREENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

1041 BY REPRESENTATIVES GALLE, AMEDEE, EDMONSTON, EGAN, OWEN, AND OWENWILDER HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT:

Prohibits certain entities from prohibiting access based on a person's medical intervention status AN ACT To enactPartenactPartIXofChapter5-Gof IXTitle 40 of Chapterthe 5-GLouisiana Revised Statutes of Title1950, 40to ofbe thecomprisedofR.S.40:1300.81through1300.86,relativeto Louisianamedicalinterventions;to RevisedStatutesprovide of1950,tofor bea comprisedofR.S.short title;

40:1300.81through1300.86,relativetomedicalinterventions;to provide for a short title;

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Prohibition of medical mandates A.A.(1) A business entity shall not deny, restrict, or otherwise penalize any individual’s access to services, products, venues, education, training, trade, or transportation based on the individual's refusal of a medical intervention.

A(2) businessThe entityprovisions shallof notthis deny,Subsection restrict,shall ornot otherwiseapplyto penalizea anyhealthcarefacility, individual’slicensed accesshealthcare toprovider, services, products, venues, education, training, trade, or transportationhealthcare basedemployer. on the individual’s refusal of a medical intervention.

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A business entity shall not require a medical intervention as a condition of employment.

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1041 C.B.(1) Abusinessentityshallnotrequireamedicalinterventionasacondition of employment.

Aticketissuershall(2) notThe discriminateagainstprovisions ordenyaccesstoof anypersonthis atSubsection anshall eventnot basedapplyto ona hishealthcarefacility, statuslicensed withhealthcare respectprovider, toor anymedicalhealthcare intervention.employer.

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Aticketissuershall not discriminateagainst ordenyaccesstoanyperson at an event based on his status with respect to anymedical intervention.

(2) Aschool,daycare,orinstitutionoflearningcomplieswiththeprovisions of this Part if the school, daycare, or institution of learning complies with the immunizationimmunizationrequirementsofR.S.17:170etseq.Noadditionalmedicalintervention requirement shall be imposed in excess of the requirements of R.S.

17:170.17:170 et seq.

No additional medical intervention requirement shall be imposed in excess of the requirements of R.S.

17:170.

Personal protective equipment may be required as part of occupational safety standards, if such requirements are consistent with adopted federal and state workplace and occupational safety regulations, and do not discriminate based on medicalPage intervention3 status.of 6 CODING:

An individual shall not be compelled to wear or otherwise be subjected to personal protective equipment for a specific purpose that isauthorizedsolelyunderanemergencyuseauthorizationoranysimilaremergency, Page 3 of 5 CODING:

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1041 provisional,temporary,orexpeditedauthorizationthatiscontingentuponadeclaredmedical emergencyintervention orstatus. waiver of standard approval requirements.

An individual shall not be compelled to wear or otherwise be subjected to personal protective equipment for a specific purpose that isauthorizedsolelyunderanemergencyuseauthorizationoranysimilaremergency, provisional,temporary,orexpeditedauthorizationthatiscontingentuponadeclared emergency or waiver of standard approval requirements.

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Ahealthcarefacility,provider,oremployerisexemptfromtheprovisions of this Part.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1041 EngrossedReengrossed 2026 Regular Session Galle Abstract:

ProposedPage law4 prohibits a business entity operating in this state from requiring a medical intervention as a term of employment.6 CODING:

Proposed law further prohibits a business entity Page 4 of 5 CODING:

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1041 Proposed law prohibits a business entity operating in this state from denyingrequiring services,a products,medical admission,intervention oras transportation based solely on a person'sterm medicalof interventionemployment. status.

Proposed law further prohibits a business entity operating in this state from denying services, products, admission, or transportation based solely on a person's medical intervention status.

Proposed law further creates an exception for a healthcare facility, licensed healthcare provider, or healthcare employer.

PresentlawrequiresstudentsenteringaschoolwithinPresentlawrequiresstudentsenteringaschoolwithinthestatetoobtainimmunizationsand thestateto obtainimmunizationsand provide proof of immunization prior to attending school.

Proposed law provides that a school or learning institution shall be in compliance with proposed law if it is in compliance with present law regarding immunizations.

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Limit the exception to proposed law to healthcare entities.

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