Prohibition on immunization as condition for adoption; penalties for violation

Ind. Code § 31-19-2-7.2
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Sec. 7.2. (a) A licensed child placing agency may not: (1) require, as a condition for obtaining an adoption, that an individual or a member of the individual's household receive an immunization; or (2) discriminate against an individual with respect to: (A) the immunization status of; or (B) a refusal to receive an immunization by; the individual or a member of the individual's household. (b) If a licensed child placing agency knowingly violates this section, the department may: (1) issue a warning to the child placing agency; (2) place the child placing agency's license on probationary status; or (3) terminate the child placing agency license. (c) Nothing in this section prohibits a licensed child placing agency from making placement decisions based on the individual needs of a medically fragile child or on biological parental preferences. As added by P.L.45-2023, SEC.2.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026

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