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WY HB 115 (2025)WY HB 234 (2023)
STATE OF WYOMING 25LSO-0340 1 HB0115 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0115 Medical Ethics Defense Act. Sponsored by: Representative(s) OttmanSTATE OF WYOMING 23LSO-0612 1 HB0234 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0234 Medical Ethics Defense Act. Sponsored by: Representative(s) Ottman
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 specifiedA 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
providing immunity; 11 providing definitions; specifying applicability; requiring 12 rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyomingproviding immunity; providing definitions; 6 specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and 7 providing for effective dates. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming
Section 1. W.S. 35-34-101 through 35-34-106 are 2 created to read: 3 4 CHAPTER 34 5 MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACTSection 1. W.S. 35-33-101 through 35-33-106 are 12 created to read: 13 14 CHAPTER 33 15 MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT
Short title. 8 9 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 10 "Medical Ethics Defense Act." 11 12 35-34-102. Definitions. 13 14 (a) As used in this act: 15 16 (i) "Conscience" means the ethical, moral or 17 religious beliefs or principles held by any health care 18 provider, health care institution or health care payerShort title. 3 4 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 5 "Medical Ethics Defense Act." 6 7 35-33-102. Definitions. 8 9 (a) As used in this act: 10 11 (i) "Conscience" means the ethical, moral or 12 religious beliefs or principles held by any health care 13 provider, health care institution or health care payer
health care institution or health care payer. Forhealth care institution or health 22 care payer for
health care provider, health care institution or 7 health care payerhealth care provider, health care institution 18 or health care payer
health 8 care provider, health care institution or health care payerhealth care provider, health care 12 institution or health care payer
in a court of competent 10 jurisdiction for any alleged violation ofin a court of competent 13 jurisdiction for any alleged violation of
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 act. 22 2025 STATE OF WYOMING 25LSO-0340 14 HB0115 1 SectionThis act shall not be construed to 13 supersede any law of the state that is equally as 14 protective of the conscience or more protective of the 15 conscience than this act. 16 2023 STATE OF WYOMING 23LSO-0612 14 HB0234 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 6. 2 3 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this 4 section, this act is effective July 1, 2023. 5 6 (b) Sections 3 and 6 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