Medical Conscience Protection

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Session Year: 
2023
Bill Category: 
State
Recommendation: 
Support
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HOUSE:  General Bill by Rudman (CO-SPONSORS) Beltran  Protections of Medical Conscience: Authorizes health care providers & health care payors to opt out of participation in or payment for certain health care services by conscience-based objections without discrimination or threat of adverse actions; requires health care provider to notify the patient and the health care provider’s supervisor or employee, if applicable, in writing when such health care provider declines to participate in certain health care services & retain copy of such notification; prohibits certain boards and DOH from taking certain disciplinary actions under certain circumstances.

SENATE:  GENERAL BILL by Trumbull  Protections of Medical Conscience; Providing that health care providers and health care payors have the right to opt out of participation in or payment for certain health care services on the basis of conscience-based objections; providing requirements for a health care provider’s notice and documentation of such objection; providing whistle-blower protections for health care providers and health care payors that take certain actions or disclose certain information relating to the reporting of certain violations; prohibiting boards, or the Department of Health if there is no board, from taking disciplinary action against or denying a license to an individual based solely on specified conduct, etc.