IA SF220

Medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors may refuse to participate in or pay for health care services that violate their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs (conscience), and cannot be discriminated against for such refusals

Entities that publicly identify as religion-based and document a religious purpose in their governing documents may make employment, staffing, contracting, and admitting privilege decisions consistent with their religious beliefs

Practitioners, institutions, and payors are immune from civil, criminal, and administrative liability for exercising conscience rights, and institutions are similarly protected for conscience-based decisions by their employees or contractors

Whistleblower protections prohibit discrimination against those who report suspected violations to employers or government agencies, and state licensing boards cannot revoke licenses for speech, expressive activity, or association protected under the First Amendment unless it directly caused physical harm to a patient

Licensing entities that fail to provide a copy of a complaint alleging protected speech violations within 21 days must pay the practitioner, institution, or payor $500 per day of noncompliance; injured parties may bring civil actions for injunctive relief, monetary damages, and attorney fees