RI
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0305

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0305

Introduced
2/13/25  

Caption

Establishes the right of a medical practitioner, healthcare institution, or healthcare payer not to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or service this violates their conscience.

Latest S0305 Activity

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

RI H5616

Provides that public health advertisements be prohibited from stating that there is a safe way to take illegal drugs.

RI H5349

Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health.

RI H5714

Allows the director of the department of health to authorize the state registrar of vital records to change a person's race designation on their birth certificate, if justified.

RI S0487

Prohibits any personnel, in any healthcare facility, from asking the legal immigration status of any patient.

RI S0618

Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health.

RI S0682

Requires hospitals to have a notary on staff all hours of the day and week.

RI S0243

Requires all state licensed healthcare facilities to convert the powering of their operations from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. DOH promulgates rules and regulations to implement the requirements.

RI S0567

Requires healthcare facilities that perform abortions meet the license requirements of similar healthcare facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.

Similar Bills

AR SB444

To Amend The Medical Ethics And Diversity Act.

OK SB665

Freedom of conscience; creating the Medical Ethics Defense Act; granting certain rights and protections to certain medical practitioners, healthcare institutions, or healthcare payers. Effective date.

TN HB1044

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to rights of conscience and free speech.

TN SB0955

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to rights of conscience and free speech.

IA SF220

A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.

IA HSB139

A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.(See HF 571.)

IA HF571

A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 139.)

OK HB1224

Health care; minor self-consent to health services; granting certain protections to parent or legal guardian related to medical records; effective date.