(1) A business entity doing business in the state of Idaho shall not refuse to provide any service, product, admission to a venue, or transportation to a person because that person has or has not received a coronavirus vaccination.
(2)  A business entity doing business in the state of Idaho shall not require a coronavirus vaccination as a term of employment unless required by federal law or in such cases where the terms of employment include travel to foreign jurisdictions requiring coronavirus vaccinations as the only coronavirus-related means of entry or where the terms of employment require entry into a place of business or facility in a foreign jurisdiction and such place of business or facility requires a coronavirus vaccination as the only coronavirus-related means of entry. In any such instance where an employee is required to obtain a coronavirus vaccination due to travel to a foreign jurisdiction or entry into a place of business or facility in a foreign jurisdiction, said requirement shall either be included in a valid written employment contract between the employer and the employee or, when a written employment contract does not exist, advance written notice shall be provided to an impacted employee no less than fourteen (14) days prior to such employee being required to receive a coronavirus vaccination. Business entities that receive medicare or medicaid funding shall be exempt from the requirements of this subsection.
lawyer at desk

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 73-503

  • Business entity: means any person or group of persons performing or engaging in any activity, enterprise, profession, or occupation for gain, benefit, advantage, or livelihood, whether for profit or not-for-profit. See Idaho Code 73-502
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Coronavirus: means :
Idaho Code 73-502
  • Coronavirus vaccination: means the introduction of a coronavirus vaccine into the human body. See Idaho Code 73-502
  • Foreign jurisdiction: means any state, commonwealth, country, or nation outside the state of Idaho. See Idaho Code 73-502
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
    • Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Ticket issuer: means an individual or entity providing tickets to an entertainment event, including any of the following:
    • Idaho Code 73-502
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
    • (3)  A ticket issuer shall not penalize, discriminate against, or deny access to an entertainment event to a ticket holder because the ticket holder has or has not received a coronavirus vaccination.
    (4)  Unless required by federal law, no state, county, or local government entity or official in Idaho shall require any person to receive a coronavirus vaccination.
    (5)  Unless required by federal law, no state, county, or local government entity or official in Idaho shall require any person to receive a coronavirus vaccination as a condition for:
    (a)  Receipt of any government benefit;
    (b)  Receipt of any government services;
    (c)  Receipt of any government-issued license or permit;
    (d)  Entrance into any public building;
    (e)  Use of public transportation; or
    (f)  A term of employment, provided that such entities that receive medicare or medicaid funding shall be exempt from the requirements of this paragraph.
    (6)  No state, county, local government, or business entity in Idaho shall provide or offer any different salary, hourly wage, or other ongoing compensation or benefits to an employee based on whether the employee has or has not received a coronavirus vaccination. However, it shall not be unlawful for such entities to offer onetime incentives related to coronavirus vaccinations that do not result in any different salary, hourly wage, or ongoing compensation or benefits being provided to an employee based on whether they have or have not received a coronavirus vaccination. A business entity may permit its employees to be released from work for the purpose of receiving a coronavirus vaccination.
    (7)  The ability to require a coronavirus vaccination under this chapter is subject to other statutory or constitutional provisions regarding requests for coronavirus vaccination exemptions and requirements to provide reasonable accommodation.
    (8)  The provisions of this chapter may be enforced and injunctive relief may be pursued by either the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney for the county where a violation occurs. If a business entity, state, county, city, or local government entity in Idaho is found to have violated the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general or prosecuting attorney, as applicable, shall be awarded attorney’s fees and costs incurred in pursuing the enforcement action.