Oklahoma HB1224

A religious medical practitioner, health care institution, or health care payor that holds itself out to the public as religious, states in its governing documents that it has a religious purpose or mission, and has internal operating policies or procedures that implement its religious beliefs, shall have the right to make employment, staffing, contracting, and admitting privilege decisions consistent with its religious beliefs.

A medical practitioner has the right not to participate in a health care service that violates the medical practitioner's conscience. A health care institution may not be held liable for the exercise of conscience not to participate in a health care service by a medical practitioner employed, contracted, or granted admitting privileges by the health care institution.

A health care institution may require the exercise of conscience as a basis for not participating in a health care service to be made in writing and signed by the medical practitioner objecting. A writing made under this subsection may refer only generally to the grounds of conscience.

A medical practitioner may not be held liable for damages allegedly arising from the exercise of conscience not to participate in a health care service.