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STATE OF WYOMING 25LSO-0340 1 HB0115 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0115 Medical Ethics Defense Act. Sponsored by: Representative(s) OttmanSTATE OF WYOMING 25LSO-0687 1 HB0222 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0222 Medical Ethics Defense Act-2. Sponsored by: Representative(s) Ottman
Pearson and Steinmetz A BILL for 1 AN ACT relating to public health and safety; allowing 2 health care providers, health care institutions and health 3 care payers the right to refuse to participate in or pay 4 for health care services as specified; authorizing 5 religious-based health care organizations to make decisions 6 consistent with religious beliefs; prohibiting 7 discrimination for making health care decisions based on 8 conscience; prohibiting adverse licensing actions based on 9 protected expressive activity; specifying liability and 10 damages for notice requirements; providing immunity; 11 providing definitions; specifying applicability; requiring 12 rulemaking; and providing f…Pearson and Steinmetz A BILL for 1 AN ACT relating to public health and safety; allowing 2 health care professionals, health care institutions and 3 health care payers the right not to participate in or pay 4 for health care services as specified; authorizing 5 religious-based health care organizations to make decisions 6 consistent with religious beliefs; prohibiting 7 discrimination for making health care decisions based on 8 conscience; prohibiting adverse licensing actions based on 9 protected expressive activity; specifying liability and 10 damages for notice requirements; providing immunity; 11 providing definitions; specifying applicability; requiring 12 rulemaking; and providing for…
to participate in or pay for any health care 10 serviceto participate in or pay for any 8 health care service
to participate in or pay for any health care service 4 that violates theto 4 participate in or pay for any health care service that 5 violates the
employed, contracted or granted admitting 21 privileges by the health care institution for the health 22 careemployed, contracted or granted admitting privileges by the 11 health care institution for the health care
the right of conscience 2 provided under W.S. 35-34-103(a). 3 4 35-34-106. Health care services and right of 5 conscience; civil remedies. 6 7 A health care provider, health care institution or health 8 care payer may bring a civil action for damages or 9 injunctive relief, or both, in a court of competent 10 jurisdiction for any alleged violation of this actthe right of conscience 14 provided under W.S. 35-34-103(a). 15 16 35-34-106. Health care services and right of 17 conscience; civil remedies. 18 19 A health care professional, health care institution or 20 health care payer may bring a civil action for damages or 21 injunctive relief, or both, in a court of competent 22 jurisdiction for any alleged violation of this act
Section 2. 13 14 (a) This act shall apply to health care services 15 provided, and health care payment obligations, that were 16 provided or arose on and after July 1, 2025. 17 18 (b) This act shall not be construed to supersede any 19 law of the state that is equally as protective of the 20 conscience or more protective of the conscience than this 21 actSection 2. 2 3 (a) This act shall apply to health care services 4 provided, and health care payment obligations, that were 5 provided or arose on and after July 1, 2025. 6 7 (b) This act shall not be construed to supersede any 8 law of the state that is equally as protective of the 9 conscience or more protective of the conscience than this 10 act
this 21 act. 22 2025 STATE OF WYOMING 25LSO-0340 14 HB0115 1 Sectionthis act. 15 2025 STATE OF WYOMING 25LSO-0687 13 HB0222 1 Section
Section 4. 6 7 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this 8 section, this act is effective July 1, 2025. 9 10 (b) Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective 11 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a 12 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of 13 the Wyoming Constitution. 14 15 (ENDSection 4. 2 3 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this 4 section, this act is effective July 1, 2025. 5 6 (b) Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective 7 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a 8 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of 9 the Wyoming Constitution. 10 11 (END