Indiana § 16-39-11-5 - Prohibition on issuing or requiring immunization passport
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-39-11-5 — Prohibition on issuing or requiring immunization passport, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-39-11-5. Prohibition on issuing or requiring immunization passport
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an Indiana governmental entity may not issue or require an immunization passport.
(b) This section does not prohibit an Indiana governmental entity from doing any of the following:
(1) Maintaining, creating, or storing a medical record of an individual's immunization status.
(2) Providing a medical record of an individual's immunization status to the individual's medical provider in accordance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (P.L.104-191).
(3) Providing the individual with a record of an immunization at the time the individual receives the immunization or upon request by the individual.
(4) Maintaining an immunization record for the purpose of public health administration.
As added by P.L.196-2021, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.1-2022, SEC.7.
IC 16-40ARTICLE 40. OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Ch. 1.Reporting of Persons With Disabilities Ch. 2.Repealed Ch. 3.Expired Ch. 4.Health Care Quality Indicator Data Program Ch. 5.Expired Ch. 6.340B Drug Pricing Program Reporting
IC 16-40-1Chapter 1. Reporting of Persons With Disabilities
16-40-1-1Legislative intent and purpose 16-40-1-2Persons required to make report 16-40-1-3Forms 16-40-1-4Birth defects reports 16-40-1-5School children 16-40-1-6Confidentiality 16-40-1-7Transmission of reports to state department
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-39-11-5 ("Prohibition on issuing or requiring immunization passport") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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