Bill Summary
House Bill 274 amends Vermont’s Patients’ Bill of Rights to add an explicit right that a hospital patient may not be denied admission, care, or services based solely on the patient’s vaccination status.
House Bill 274 amends Vermont’s Patients’ Bill of Rights to add an explicit right that a hospital patient may not be denied admission, care, or services based solely on the patient’s vaccination status.
Why It Matters to the Make America Healthy Again Movement
The MAHA Movement supports this bill because it protects access to medical care for unvaccinated or selectively vaccinated patients and blocks hospitals from using vaccination status as a gatekeeping tool. By embedding this protection directly into the Patients’ Bill of Rights, H.274 advances MAHA’s commitment to medical freedom, informed consent, and the principle that no one should be refused essential care because of personal vaccine choices.