Oklahoma SB665 establishes the Medical Ethics Defense Act, protecting medical practitioners, healthcare institutions, and healthcare payers from.
Oklahoma SB665, known as the Medical Ethics Defense Act, grants rights and protections to medical practitioners, healthcare institutions, and healthcare payers who decline to participate in or pay for medical procedures based on ethical, moral, or religious beliefs. The act provides immunity from liability for exercising these conscience rights and prohibits discrimination against those who exercise them. It also mandates that medical practitioners be informed of complaints that could lead to license revocation within seven days and imposes penalties for failure to do so.
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