Medical Ethics Defense (MED) Act
Selected quotes
A) A medical practitioner, health care institution, or health care payer shall have the right not to participate in or pay for any health care service which violates his, her, or its conscience.
B) No medical practitioner, health care institution, or health care payer shall be civilly, criminally, or administratively liable for exercising his, her, or its right of conscience not to participate in or pay for a health care service. No health care institution shall be civilly, criminally, or administratively liable for the exercise of conscience rights not to participate in a health care service by a medical practitioner employed, contracted, or granted admitting privileges by the health care institution.
Legislative Session
2023-2024 Session
Calendar
date | time | type | location | description |
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2023-04-27 | 09:30 | Hearing | 643 LOB | Health Hearing |
2023-04-27 | 09:30 | Hearing | 643 LOB | Health Hearing |
History
Date | Action |
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2023-04-27 | Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1 |
2023-04-27 | Reptd Fav |
2023-04-19 | Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House |
2023-04-19 | Passed 1st Reading |
2023-04-18 | Filed |