Indiana § 21-44-8-5 - Health profession education program; immunization; sincerely held religious belief
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§ 21-44-8-5. Health profession education program; immunization; sincerely held religious belief
Sec. 5. A student may not be required to receive an immunization as a condition of:
(1) enrolling or participating in a health profession education program; or
(2) participating in or obtaining clinical training or clinical experience required by a health profession education program;
if a parent of the student, if the student is an unemancipated minor, or a student, if the student is an adult or emancipated minor, objects based on a sincerely held religious belief.
As added by P.L.150-2026, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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