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HB 49 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of medical professionals and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2024RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 2, 2024

Latest action (Jan 2, 2024) to Committee on Committees (H)

Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; 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; prohibit the State Board of Medical Licensure from reprimanding medical practitioners and require the board to provide complaints it has received to medical practitioners; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations; provide that the Act may be cited as the Healthcare Heroes Recruitment and Retention Act; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors (10)

Action history (2)

  1. Jan 2, 2024 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 2, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
Subjects
Effective Dates, EmergencyHealth and Medical ServicesHospitals and Nursing HomesInsurance, HealthMedicaidNursesOptometristsPersonnel and EmploymentPharmacistsPhysicians and PractitionersPublic HealthShort Titles and Popular NamesState Agencies

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced · PDF

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