SB312 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Health Care Rights of Conscience Act, health care providers, institutions, and payers right to decline to perform services that violate their consciences, injunctive relief
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under current law, health care authorities
are vested with the authority to make and to alter
appropriate rules and regulations for the conduct
of any health care facility and properties owned or
operated by it</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would give health care providers,
health care institutions, and health care payers
the following: The authority to refuse to perform
or to participate in health care services that
violate their conscience; immunity from civil,
criminal, or administrative liability for refusing
to provide or participate in a health care service
that violates their conscience; immunity from
discrimination or disciplinary action including
termination, transfer, refusal of staff privileges,
shift reassignment, or wage or benefits reduction
for declining to participate in a health care
service that violates their conscience. Further,
the bill would provide for injunctive relief and
back pay for violation</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to health care, allows health care
providers, institutions, and payers to decline to perform any
health care service that violates their conscience and provide
remedies for persons who exercise that right and suffer
consequences as a result.
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Subjects
Health Care Providers
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB312 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |