HB 266 - Vaccine Consumer Protection Act of 2022

• Requires health care providers to provide written informed consent disclosing vaccine name, manufacturer, ingredients, risks, benefits, exemption rights, and manufacturer product insert information before administering vaccines to patients or minors' parents/guardians.

• Prohibits health care providers from denying services or harassing patients who decline vaccinations, and prohibits health care insurers from denying coverage or raising premiums based on vaccination status.

• Prohibits employers, schools, and businesses from penalizing or requiring COVID-19 vaccination for employees, students, or public access; prohibits state disclosure of individuals' COVID-19 vaccination status to third parties.

• Requires health care providers to report vaccine adverse events to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System and establishes civil penalties of up to $1,000 for first violations and $5,000 for subsequent violations by health care providers and insurers.

• Makes school immunization requirements permissive rather than mandatory, requiring districts to have commissioner approval; creates class A misdemeanor penalties for misusing the word "vaccine" in advertising non-vaccine products.