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AZ HB2401
Bill
Status
2/7/2017
Primary Sponsor
Pamela Hannley
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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Requires health care entities to provide lists of religiously-excluded services when applying for state grants related to health care services.
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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.
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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