Kansas SB29 removes authority of local health officials to prohibit public gatherings for infectious disease control.
Kansas SB29, known as the Constitutional Right to Health Freedom Act, revokes the authority of county or joint boards of health and local health officers to prohibit public gatherings when necessary for the control of infectious or contagious diseases. The bill also removes the authority of the secretary of health and environment to order individuals to isolate or quarantine. It imposes penalties for violations of these provisions and creates a civil cause of action against employers for discharging employees who follow isolation or quarantine recommendations or due to vaccination status.
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