HB 8 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Medical Ethics Defense Act; established.

Summary
Medical Ethics Defense Act established. Establishes the right of a medical practitioner, health care institution,or health care payer not to participate in or pay for any medicalprocedure or service that violates such medical practitioner's, health care institution's, or health care payer's conscience, as those termsand conditions are defined in the bill. The bill provides protectionsfor medical practitioners who disclose violations of the bill or reportviolations of laws or ethical guidelines for the safe provision ofany medical procedure or service. The bill also provides a privateright of action for any party harmed by violations of the bill.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2023 Last action Feb 13, 2024
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Committee
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Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
lower
Dec 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Lee Ware
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