KY HB143 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-06 - to Health & Welfare (H)
Pending: House Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-06 - to Health & Welfare (H)
Pending: House Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to state purposes of Act; define terms; state that a healthcare provider, institution, or payor has the right not to participate in healthcare services that violate his or her conscience; prohibit civil, criminal, or administrative liability or discrimination for refusing to perform a service that violates his or her conscience; allow a civil action for damages and injunctive relief to be brought for a violation of this Act; require recovery to be at least $5,000 for each violation plus costs and attorney's fees; naming the bill the "Healthcare Freedom of Conscience Act."
Title
AN ACT relating to freedom of conscience in healthcare.
Sponsors
| Rep. Joseph Fischer [R] | Rep. Regina Huff [R] | Rep. Kim King [R] | Rep. Tim Moore [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-06 | House | to Health & Welfare (H) |
| 2013-02-05 | House | introduced in House |
