{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-139a.8b","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 139A.8B","heading":"COVID-19 immunization.","body":"1. Notwithstanding whether a person’s attendance is in person or virtual, immunization against COVID-19 shall not be required for a person to be enrolled in any licensed child care center, elementary or secondary school, or postsecondary school in Iowa prior to July 1, 2029.\n2. For the purposes of this section:\na. “COVID-19” means the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or a virus mutating therefrom, and conditions associated with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or a virus mutating therefrom.\nb. “Postsecondary school” means a postsecondary institution under the control of the state board of regents, a community college established under chapter 260C, or an accredited private institution as defined in section 256.183.","path":["Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)","Chapter 139A - COMMUNICABLE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND POISONINGS","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/139A.8B.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:03Z","sha256":"f794a2123d1f88614547aea7b2dca229ed75a89d7c7486910627c8dfcfdcff02","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-139a.8a","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-139a.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}