{"id":148470,"date":"2021-11-20T01:25:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T06:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=148470"},"modified":"2021-11-20T01:25:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T06:25:35","slug":"riedel-votes-for-medical-freedom-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/11\/20\/riedel-votes-for-medical-freedom-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Riedel votes for Medical Freedom Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives has approved a COVID-19 medical freedom plan that protects workers and students from vaccine mandates, and bans vaccine passports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance), who represents Ohio\u2019s 82nd District, voted in favor of the Ohio Medical Freedom Plan, known as House Bill (HB) 218.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Craig Riedel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHouse Bill 218 is a thorough and comprehensive bill that protects the rights of Ohioans,\u201d Riedel said. \u201cIn our communities and across the state, the message was clear: Ohioans want a clear, balanced and unambiguous plan on this important and deeply personal issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill ensures most Ohioans would be able to refuse mandated COVID-19 vaccinations by claiming an exemption for medical reasons, natural immunity as demonstrated by the presence of COVID-19 antibodies, and reasons of personal conscience including religious convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those same exemptions would also be available for students and employees at Ohio\u2019s public and private schools, colleges and universities. A written statement claiming the exemption is all that would be required for
students and employees to receive the exemption. The bill also allows for a student or employee to seek relief in the event of a violation, including going to court or filing an employment discrimination claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the bill bans vaccine passport requirements from being imposed for entry into a public building or private business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe no one should be forced to be vaccinated no matter what type of inoculation. It should always be a personal choice,\u201d Reidel said. \u201cHouse Bill 218 protects individual freedom when it comes to COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill also prohibits public and private K-12 schools, colleges and universities from discriminating against a student based on their vaccination status while in a school setting or on school property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other elements of the bill include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Employees of a children\u2019s hospital, an intensive care or critical care unit of a hospital, would not be able to receive a vaccine exemption, under the bill. However, a hospital must make a good faith attempt to provide equitable employment to an individual who refuses to get a vaccine. <\/li>
  • Schools and employers would be prohibited from requiring a student or employee to receive a vaccine if it has not been issued a biologics license or otherwise been granted full approval by the FDA.<\/li>
  • Extends through June 2023 provisions from House Bill 606 (133rd General Assembly) that would protect employers from COVID-19 liability under certain circumstances.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    House Bill 218 is now before the Ohio Senate for consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    VW independent\/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives has approved a COVID-19 medical freedom plan that protects workers and students from vaccine mandates, and bans vaccine passports. State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance), who represents Ohio\u2019s 82nd District, voted in favor of the Ohio Medical Freedom Plan, known as House Bill (HB) 218. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-01 03:55:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}