RI-S305-2025

Rhode Island · S 305 · 2025

Establishes the right of a medical practitioner, healthcare institution, or healthcare payer not to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or service this violates their conscience.

Bill key

RI-S305-2025

State

Rhode Island

Session

2025

Introduced

February 13, 2025

Last recorded status

introduced

Link

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Citation (Bluebook)

S. 305, 2025 Gen. Assemb., Jan. Sess. (R.I. 2025).

Short citation

R.I. S. 305.

Topics

• Religious exemptions

Tags

• Religious Exemptions: Medical

Summary

Establishes the right of a medical practitioner, healthcare institution, or healthcare payer not to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or service this violates their…

Curator notes

Medical Freedom of Conscience bill with whistleblower protection

Sponsors

1 sponsor

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Elaine Morgan	Republican	Senator	SD-034	Primary sponsor

Model-bill lineage

Model-bill templates this bill matches

• Medical Ethics and Diversity Act Derived

Bill family

Part of a family of 3 similar bills in one state. View the family.

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Bill text

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