{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-22-5-4.6-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 22-5-4.6-5","heading":"Exemptions; testing","body":"Sec. 5. (a) An employer may not impose a requirement that employees receive an immunization against COVID-19 unless the employer provides individual exemptions that allow an employee to opt out of the requirement on the basis of any of the following:\n(1) Medical reasons.\n(2) Religious reasons.\n(3) An employee has immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19.\n(b) Subject to subsection (c), an employer may require an employee to submit to testing for the presence of COVID-19 not more than twice a week, if the employee receives an exemption based on:\n(1) medical reasons under subsection (a)(1);\n(2) religious reasons under subsection (a)(2); or\n(3) immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19 under subsection (a)(3).\n(c) An employer may not require a test for the presence of COVID-19 unless the test:\n(1) has been approved, cleared, or authorized by the federal Food and Drug Administration;\n(2) is the least invasive testing option available; and\n(3) does not create an undue burden on the employee to receive the test.","path":["TITLE 22. LABOR AND SAFETY","ARTICLE 5. UNLAWFUL LABOR PRACTICES","Chapter 4.6. Exemptions from COVID-19 Immunization Requirements"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_22.html#22-5-4.6-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-18T00:45:42Z","sha256":"a95e6c71477eef3ba4a60ccfdab66589a61740b7cec5b7f882048d1f0269f2f6","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-22-5-4.6-4","next":"us-in/ic-22-5-4.6-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}