Senate Bill 23-260 Summary

• Practitioners may request but cannot condition receipt of publicly funded vaccines on presentation of health insurance, government ID, Social Security card, or Social Security number.

• Practitioners (except independent pharmacies) must post notices in multiple languages and provide written disclosures confirming publicly funded vaccines are provided regardless of documentation or ability to pay administration fees.

• Practitioners cannot charge individuals for the vaccine product cost but may charge administration fees to insurance providers or uninsured individuals, limited to actual costs or Medicaid reimbursement rates, whichever is less.

• Independent pharmacies may condition vaccine receipt on ability to pay administration fees and must provide referrals to practitioners who will not condition receipt on payment if they deny services.

• Practitioners must not send unpaid vaccine administration bills to collection agencies and cannot deny vaccines to Medicaid recipients based on inability to pay administration fees.