This bill prohibits federal and state agencies from requiring individuals to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to receive Medicare, Medicaid, or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits.
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or 
  employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States 
 from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for 
 benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING COVID-19 VACCINATION AS A CONDITION 
              OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS OR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE 
              MEDICARE, MEDICAID, OR CHIP PROGRAMS.

    Neither the Secretary of Health and Human Services nor any officer 
or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services (or, if 
applicable, the chief executive officer of a State or any officer or 
employee of a State or a State Medicaid or CHIP agency) shall establish 
or enforce any requirement that an individual receive a COVID-19 
vaccine as a condition of the individual receiving benefits or 
assistance under any of the following programs:
            (1) The Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
            (2) The Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
            (3) The Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
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A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.
Official Titles - Senate
Official Title as Introduced
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.
Sen. Scott, Rick