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Culture & Conversation Sexual Health
This law was last updated on May 2, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice Anti–LGBTQ
HB 525
Failed to Pass
Feb 8, 2019
Primary Sponsors: 2
Total Sponsors: 2
HB 525 would allow health-care providers and institutions to refuse to participate in a health-care service that violates the conscience of the practitioner or institution. The bill would also allow health-care payers to to decline to pay for a health-care service that violates the conscience of the health-care payer.
The bill defines “healthcare services” to mean a phase of patient medical care, treatment, or procedure, including:
The bill would prohibit a health-care provider from being held civilly, criminally, or administratively liable for declining to participate in a healthcare service that violates the provider’s conscience.
The bill would prohibit a person, public institution, private institution, or public official and others from discriminating against a health-care provider, institution, or payer in any manner based upon their refusal to participate or pay for a health-care service.
The bill would require health-care payers to file its conscience policies annually with the state, including any and all products, services, and procedures that the health-care payer will not make payment for reasons of conscience.
The bill clarifies that the right of conscience would not apply to withholding appropriate provision of health-care services or life-sustaining treatment to patients.
Related Legislation
Based on model legislation drafted by Americans United for Life (AUL).
Similar to HB 608 and a provision found in HB 600.
Latest Action
2/8/19 – Introduced.
Primary Sponsor