Last Action | 03/17/20: recommitted to Judiciary (S) |
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Title | AN ACT protecting the exercise of medical ethics and diversity within the medical profession. |
Bill Documents | Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 1217 |
Sponsors | S. Meredith, C. Embry Jr., R. Girdler, P. Hornback, R. Mills |
Summary of Original Version | 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 exerciseing these rights; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations of these provisions. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Health and Medical Services - Providers, prohibition of discrimination for acts of conscience Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Treatment, discrimination against employees for acts of conscience Insurance, Health - Treatment, discrimination, for acts of conscience Nurses - Treatment, discrimination, for acts of conscience Optometrists - Treatment, discrimination, for acts of conscience Personnel and Employment - Hospitals, treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience Pharmacists - Treatment, discrimination, for acts of conscience Physicians and Practitioners - Treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience Public Health - Treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience Medicaid - Treatment, discrimination, for acts of conscience |
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Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Floor Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 2 Senate Floor Amendment 3 Senate Floor Amendment 4 Senate Floor Amendment 5 Senate Floor Amendment 6 |
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Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Make technical corrections to conform. |
Index Headings | Technical Corrections - SB 90 |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | S. Meredith |
Summary | Amend SB to remove "healthcare payers" from list of parties who are covered by the bill; delete Section 6 and 9 in their entirety; renumber sections. |
Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Providers, prohibiting discrimination for acts of conscience Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Insurance, Health - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Medicaid - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Nurses - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Optometrists - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Personnel and Employment - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Pharmacists - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Physicians and Practitioners - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Public Health - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 |
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Sponsor | J. Adams |
Summary | Retain original provisions; delete "psychological therapy or counseling," "psychology and counseling faculty and students," and "counselors, social workers," from provisions of the bill. |
Index Headings |
Physicians and Practitioners - Counselors, social workers, remove from bill Physicians and Practitioners - Psychological therapy or counseling, remove from bill Physicians and Practitioners - Psychology and counseling faculty and students, remove from bill |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 3 |
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Sponsor | M. McGarvey |
Summary | Amend to broaden the class of people entitled to object on the basis of religious, moral, ethical, or philosophical beliefs or principles to include LRC staff, leadership staff, security personnel, doorkeepers, state park employees, and state troopers. |
Index Headings | State Employees - Discrimination against, for acts of conscience |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 4 |
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Sponsor | M. McGarvey |
Summary | Make title amendment. |
Index Headings | Title Amendments - SB 90 |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 5 |
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Sponsor | M. McGarvey |
Summary | Amend to broaden the class of people entitled to object on the basis of religious, moral, ethical, or philosophical beliefs or principles to include LRC staff, leadership staff, security personnel, doorkeepers, state park employees, and state troopers. |
Index Headings | State Employees - Discrimination against, for acts of conscience |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 6 |
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Sponsor | S. Meredith |
Summary | Amend to remove "healthcare payer" and associated references to healthcare payers and clarify healthcare provider's continuing obligations to meet the standard of care. |
Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Providers, prohibiting discrimination for acts of conscience Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Insurance, Health - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Nurses - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Optometrists - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Personnel and Employment - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Pharmacists - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Physicians and Practitioners - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Public Health - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience Medicaid - Treatment, discrimination, acts of conscience |
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