Utah Amends Vaccination And Testing Requirements To Include Exemption For Previous COVID-19 Infection

On March 22, 2022, Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox signed HB 63 into law, amending legislation passed in the Utah Legislature's second special session of 2021 related to vaccine mandates in the workplace. The law will become effective on May 3, 2022 (60 days from adjournment of 2022 legislative session).

Exemption from Vaccine Mandates for Employees with Previous COVID-19 Infection

HB 63 expands the previous legislation by providing that employers that require an employee or prospective employee to receive or show proof that they received a COVID-19 vaccine shall exempt from the requirement an employee or prospective employee who submits to the employer "a letter from the employee or prospective employee's primary care provider stating that the employee or prospective employee was previously infected by COVID-19." This new exemption is in addition to the previously recognized requirement for employers to relieve an employee from a COVID-19 vaccination