RI S2483

Medical practitioners, healthcare institutions, and healthcare payers may refuse to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or service that violates their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs

Healthcare workers cannot be terminated, demoted, transferred, denied privileges, or otherwise discriminated against for declining to participate in procedures based on conscience objections

Healthcare practitioners must affirmatively consent in writing before being scheduled or assigned to perform, facilitate, or participate in an abortion

Provides civil and criminal immunity for exercising conscience rights, with aggrieved parties entitled to sue for treble damages, attorneys' fees, and injunctive relief including reinstatement

Includes whistleblower protections for practitioners reporting violations, and prohibits the medical licensing board from revoking licenses for protected speech unless it directly caused physical harm to a patient within 3 years