SB185 Alabama 2017 Session

In Committee

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Paul Sanford

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Health care providers, authorized to decline to perform services that violate their consciences, exceptions, Health Care Rights of Conscience Act

Description

<p class="bill_description"> This bill would give health care providers 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. This bill would declare it unlawful for any person to discriminate against health care providers for declining to participate in a health care service that violates their conscience. The bill would also provide for injunctive relief and back pay for violation</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to health care, to allow health care providers 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. </p>

Subjects

Health Care Providers

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
May 17, 2017	S	Indefinitely Postponed
March 9, 2017	S	Reported from Health and Human Services as Favorable
February 14, 2017	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services

Bill Calendar

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	March 8, 2017	REVISED AGENDA at 12:00	Senate HLTH Hearing
Hearing	March 8, 2017	REVISED AGENDA at 12:00	Senate HLTH Public Hearing
Hearing	March 8, 2017	ROOM 304 at 12:00	Senate HLTH Public Hearing
Hearing	March 1, 2017	***MEETING CANCELLED** at 11:30	Senate HLTH Public Hearing
Hearing	March 1, 2017	Room 304 at 11:30	Senate HLTH Public Hearing

Bill Text

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Bill Documents