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AZ HB2401

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2017

Primary Sponsor

Pamela Hannley

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Requires health care entities that refuse certain services based on religious beliefs to adopt and disclose a complete written list of those services to patients or their representatives before treatment begins, with written acknowledgment required.

  • Mandates health care entities inform state and federal licensing agencies of all services not provided based on religious beliefs, and requires state agencies to amend application processes to require disclosure of religiously-excluded services.

  • Requires health care entities to provide lists of religiously-excluded services when applying for state grants related to health care services.

  • Requires health plan providers and insurers to provide enrollees with a list of network health care entities that refuse certain services based on religious beliefs and specify which services are excluded, with information available on provider websites.

  • Requires health care entities to provide complete lists of religiously-excluded services to health insurers and group health plan providers, and to prominently display these lists on their websites and upon request.

Legislative Description

Health care providers; religious beliefs

Public Health And Safety

Last Action

House read second time

2/8/2017

Full Bill Text

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