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NC H819

HEALTHCAREFAILED

Medical Ethics Defense (MED) Act

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A) A medical practitioner, health care institution, or health care payer shall have the right not to participate in or pay for any health care service which violates his, her, or its conscience.

B) No medical practitioner, health care institution, or health care payer shall be civilly, criminally, or administratively liable for exercising his, her, or its right of conscience not to participate in or pay for a health care service. No health care institution shall be civilly, criminally, or administratively liable for the exercise of conscience rights not to participate in a health care service by a medical practitioner employed, contracted, or granted admitting privileges by the health care institution.

Legislative Session

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2023-2024 Session

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2023-04-2709:30Hearing643 LOBHealth Hearing
2023-04-2709:30Hearing643 LOB Health Hearing

History

DateAction
2023-04-27Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1
2023-04-27Reptd Fav
2023-04-19Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2023-04-19Passed 1st Reading
2023-04-18Filed