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being denied access to, and services from, businesses, governmental entities, and educational institutions due to vaccine, COVID-19 testing, or face covering (mask) mandates and to protect individuals' rights to make their own health care choices.</p></div></div></div><div class="clearfix"><div class="wysiwyg_content clearfix"><p align="center" style="color: teal; font-size: 1.63em !IMPORTANT;"><strong>Educational Institutions</strong></p><p>Florida law prohibits educational institutions, such as schools and colleges, from requiring routine childhood vaccines unless the institution also provides for religious exemptions and allows for medical accommodations for persons who decline or cannot receive the routine vaccines. Religious exemption forms for children in kindergarten through 12th grade are available at <a href="https://www.floridahealth.gov/all-county-locations.html">county health departments</a>.</p><p>Educational institutions cannot require, for any reason, COVID-19 vaccines or vaccines that are authorized by the FDA as emergency use authorization vaccines; proof of recovery from COVID-19; and COVID-19 testing or testing results. Additionally, educational institutions cannot require face masks except during a course of study where face masks are necessary safety equipment.</p><p>Violations by educational institutions, including public and private schools, preschools, career centers, and postsecondary schools, can be reported to the Florida Department of Health at <a href="mailto:VaxPassFreeFL@FLHealth.gov?utm_source=floridahealth.gov&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsroom&utm_content=article&url_trace_7f2r5y6=https://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2021/11/20211118-florida-department-health-covid19-vaccination-exemption-forms.pr.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="VaxPassFreeFL@FLHealth.gov">VaxPassFreeFL@FLHealth.gov</a>, 850-617-1504.</p><p align="center" style="color: teal; font-size: 1.63em !IMPORTANT;"><strong>Businesses and Governmental Entities</strong></p><p>With limited exceptions, both public and private employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees, contractors, volunteers, and visitors without opportunity for these individuals to obtain an exemption based on religious beliefs or medical necessity.</p><p>For more information about the prohibitions that apply to businesses and governmental entities, please visit <a href="https://www.myfloridalegal.com/consumer-protection/additional-resources/choices-in-health-care#:~:text=Complaint%20forms%20may%20also%20be,Tallahassee%2C%20FL%2032399%2D1050.">Health Care Choices and Medical Conscience</a> at <a href="https://www.myfloridalegal.com/">MyFloridaLegal.com</a>. 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