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HB 570 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to the exercise of ethics and diversity within the medical profession.

KY · session 2022RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 23, 2022

Latest action (Feb 23, 2022) to Committee on Committees (H)

Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to define terms; prohibit discrimination against medical care providers who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant providers the right not to participate in or pay for services that violate their conscience; exempt providers from liability for exercising these rights; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations of these provisions.

Sponsors (2)

Action history (2)
  1. Feb 23, 2022 introduced in House · lower
  2. Feb 23, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
Subjects
Civil RightsHealth and Medical ServicesHospitals and Nursing HomesInsurance, HealthMedicaidNursesOptometristsPersonnel and EmploymentPharmacistsPhysicians and PractitionersPublic Health

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced · PDF

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