Oklahoma SB959

A health care institution or health care payor may not be required to participate in or pay for a health care service that violates the health care institution’s or health care payor’s conscience, including by permitting the use of its facilities.

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