Medical Ethics Defense Act.
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; allowing health care providers, health care institutions and health care payers the right to refuse to participate in or pay for health care services as specified; authorizing religious-based health care organizations to make decisions consistent with religious beliefs; prohibiting discrimination for making health care decisions based on conscience; prohibiting adverse licensing actions based on protected expressive activity; specifying liability and damages for notice requirements; providing immunity; providing definitions; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
2025 General Session
Each health care provider, health care institution and health care payer shall have the right to refuse to participate in or pay for any health care service that violates the health care provider's, health care institution's or health care payer's conscience.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-06 | Received for Introduction |
| 2025-01-03 | Bill Number Assigned |