A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.

Summary

It adds new sections to Iowa law that let medical practitioners, health‑care institutions and payors decline to provide or pay for services that violate their moral or religious beliefs, without facing discrimination. The law also gives those entities immunity from civil, criminal or administrative liability for exercising conscience and protects anyone who reports suspected violations from retaliation.

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