HB2280 allows the prescribing and dispensing of medications for off-label use to prevent and treat COVID-19 infections. This legislation also requires child care facilities and schools to grant religious exemptions from vaccination requirements without inquiring questioning religious beliefs.
The Kansas State Senate passed HB2280 on March 23, 2022 by a vote of 21 to 16. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because an individual has the fundamental rights, freedoms, privileges, or immunities to make medical decisions for themselves, which are protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.