Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary Present law prohibits a healthcare provider from being required to participate in or pay for a healthcare procedure, treatment, or service that violates the conscience of the healthcare provider. The right is limited to a particular healthcare procedure, treatment, or service, and does not waive or modify any duty a healthcare provider may have to provide or pay for healthcare procedures, treatments, or services that do not violate the healthcare provider's conscience; and does not authorize a healthcare payer to decline payment for a healthcare procedure, treatment, or service it is contractually obligated to pay for under the terms of a contract with an insured party. This bill clarifies that the right also does not authorize a healthcare provider to refuse to participate in or pay for pregnancy-related healthcare procedures, treatments, or services that are within the scope of the healthcare provider's license and professional obligations; and does not authorize a healthcare institution or healthcare payer to adopt or enforce a policy, guideline, or contractual provision that results in the denial of pregnancy-related healthcare procedures, treatments, or services based on the exercise of the right. As used in this bill, "pregnancy-related healthcare procedures, treatments, or services" mean healthcare procedures, treatments, or services provided to a pregnant patient, which includes: Emergency medical care. Diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of pregnancy-related conditions or complications. Care necessary to prevent serious risk to the pregnant patient's life or health. Standard obstetric, gynecological, prenatal, perinatal, and postpartum care.
