Protections of Medical Conscience
Summary
Protections of Medical Conscience; Creating the "Health Care Ethics and Liberty Protection Act"; providing that health care providers and health care payors have the right not to participate in or pay for any health care services that violate their consciences; providing that providers and payors have a right to make certain decisions consistent with their religious beliefs under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from taking or threatening to take adverse action against such providers and payors for specified actions, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Baxley
RRepublican
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