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AZ HB2196
Bill
Status
6/23/2022
Primary Sponsor
Pamela Hannley
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AI Summary
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Requires health care entities that refuse services based on religious beliefs to adopt and disclose a complete list of excluded health care services to patients within 12 months of the bill's effective date.
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Mandates health care entities inform licensing and regulatory agencies of all excluded services and requires state agencies to include disclosure requirements in their application processes for health care reimbursement programs.
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Requires health care entities to provide lists of excluded services to all group health plan providers and health insurers within 12 months, and to prominently post the list on their website.
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Obligates health insurers and group health plan providers to provide enrollees with a list of network providers that refuse certain services based on religious beliefs, posted on their websites within 18 months.
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Requires health care entities applying for state grants related to health care services to disclose any services they will not provide based on religious beliefs.
Legislative Description
Health care providers; religious beliefs
Health Care Providers
Last Action
Introduced in House and read first time
6/23/2022