| Last Action | 02/28/20: to Health and Family Services (H) |
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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 | 984 |
| Sponsors | M. Prunty, K. King |
| 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 exercising these rights; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations of these provisions; provide short title. |
| 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, prohibiting Nurses - Treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience, prohibiting Optometrists - Treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience, prohibiting Personnel and Employment - Hospitals, treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience Pharmacists - Treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience, prohibiting Physicians and Practitioners - Treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience, prohibiting Public Health - Treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience, prohibiting Medicaid - Treatment, discrimination for acts of conscience, prohibiting Short Titles and Popular Names - Medical Ethics and Diversity Act |
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| 02/28/20 |
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