SB 153 Virginia Senate · 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, healthcare 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.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 5, 2024 Last action Feb 8, 2024
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Feb 5, 2024
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Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
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Jan 5, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Chris Head
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