Miller v. McDonald, U.S. Supreme Court Docket (2025)
religious exceptions to vaccine requirements
Iowa District Court, Polk County
Carl Olsen, Petitioner
Case No. 05771 CVCV068508
Religious Exceptions for Vaccines
Iowa Code § 139A.8(4)(a)(2) (“... conflicts with the tenets and practices of a recognized religious denomination of which the applicant is an adherent or member”).
Iowa Code § 139A.8(4)(b) (“... exemptions under this subsection do not apply in times of emergency or epidemic as determined and declared by the director”).
7.3(2) A religious exemption may be granted to an applicant if immunization conflicts with a genuine and sincere religious belief. To be valid, a religious certificate of immunization exemption for religious reasons shall contain, at a minimum, the applicant’s last name, first name, and date of birth and shall bear the signature of the applicant or, if the applicant is a minor, of the applicant’s parent or guardian and shall attest that immunization conflicts with a genuine and sincere religious belief and that the belief is in fact religious and not based merely on philosophical, scientific, moral, personal, or medical opposition to immunizations. Language included on the religious certificate of immunization exemption referencing rule 641 — 7.3(139A) cannot be altered. Any edits or alterations to the religious certificate of immunization exemption referencing rule 641 — 7.3(139A) will invalidate the certificate.
7.3(3) Medical and religious exemptions do not apply in times of emergency or epidemic pursuant to Iowa Code section 139A.8.
[ARC 8041C, IAB 5/29/24, effective 7/3/24]
Iowa Code § 94.2 (“... conflict with the tenets and practices of a religion of which the employee is an adherent or member”).
There are no administrative rules for Chapter 94