,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bd            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71 #bjac    
,mr4 ,casey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit       
discrim9ation & retaliation aga9/       
individuals & heal? c>e entities t      
refuse to recomm5d1 ref] =1 provide     
cov]age =1 pay =1 provide1 p]=m1 assi/1 
or p>ticipate 9 abortions4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,!      
,heal? ,c>e ,provid] & ,hospital        
,consci5ce ,protection ,act4  #b4       
,consci5ce protection  7a7              
,nondiscrim9ation ,nei!r ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t nor a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t 
t receives ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance    
%all discrim9ate or retaliate aga9/ any 
individual or heal? c>e entity because (
 ! refusal by ! individual or heal? c>e 
entity to recomm5d1 ref] =1 provide     
cov]age =1 pay =1 provide1 p]=m1 assi/1 

or p>ticipate 91 any abortion4  7b7     
,scope ,discrim9ation & retaliation     
prohibit$ "u subsection 7a7 includes--  
7#a7 d5ial1 deprivation1 or             
disqualification 9 lic5s+2  7#b7 )hold+ 
accr$itations1 au?orizations1 loans1    
grants1 aids1 assi/ance1 b5efits1 or    
privileges2 &  7#c7 )hold+ au?orization 
to exp&1 improve1 f9ance1 or create     
facilities or programs4  #c4 ,judicial  
relief  7a7 ,cause ( action ,an         
individual or heal? c>e entity aggriev$ 
by a violation ( ?is ,act may file a    
civil action 9 a di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  7b7 ,rem$ies ,9 a civil action
 fil$ "u subsection 7a71 a c\rt may ord]
 any =m ( legal or equitable relief1    
includ+--  7#a7 injunctive relief       
prohibit+ conduct t violates ?is ,act2 &
  7#b7 an ord] prev5t+ ! disbursem5t (  
all or a portion ( ,f$]al f9ancial      
assi/ance to a ,/ate gov]nm5t t receives
 ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance until su* "t 
z ! conduct prohibit$ by ?is ,act has   
ceas$4  7c7 ,en=cem5t by ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may file a civil   
action seek+ injunctive or decl>atory   
relief to en=ce compliance ) ?is ,act4  
7d7 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices %all designate !      
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,civil ,rights ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices--
  7#a7 to receive compla9ts alleg+ a    
violation ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 to pursue 
! inve/igation ( su* compla9ts 9        
coord9ation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4 ,rules ( con/ruction
  7a7 ,subsequ5tly enact$ ,f$]al law    
,f$]al /atutory law & regulations adopt$
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act are  
subject to ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act     
unless su* law explicitly excludes su*  
application by ref]5ce to ?is ,act4  7b7
 ,broad con/ruction ,?is ,act %all be   
con/ru$ 9 favor ( broad consci5ce       
protection = individuals & heal? c>e    
entities1 to ! maximum ext5t p]mitt$ by 
! t]ms ( ?is ,act & ! ,con/itution ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,sev]ability ,if any
 provision ( ?is ,act or any application

 ( su* provision to any p]son or        
circum/ance1 is held to be              
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act & 
! application ( ! provision to any o!r  
p]son or circum/ance %all n be affect$4 
#e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,!   
t]m ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t means ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 includ+ bran*es1 dep>tm5ts1     
ag5cies1 in/rum5talities1 & (ficials ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,/ate      
gov]nm5t t receives ,f$]al f9ancial     
assi/ance means ) respect to ! receipt (
 ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance--  7,a7 a    
,/ate 7includ+ ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !
 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico & ea*      
t]ritory & possession ( ! ,unit$        
,/ates72  7,b7 any c\nty1 municipality1 
or o!r gov]nm5tal entity creat$ "u !    
au?ority ( su* a ,/ate2 &  7,c7 any     
bran*1 dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 in/rum5tality1  
or (ficial ( su* a ,/ate or ( an entity 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7,b74  7#c7 ,! t]m  
individual means any individual         
physician1 nurse1 o!r heal? c>e         
pr(essional1 /ud5t 9 a heal? c>e        

pr(essional program1 or any o!r p]son   
engag$ 9 tra9+ = or provid+ heal? c>e   
s]vices4  7#d7 ,! t]m heal? c>e entity  
means any hospital1 provid] sponsor$    
organization1 acc\ntable c>e            
organization1 heal? ma9t5ance           
organization1 heal? insurance plan1 or  
any o!r heal? c>e facility1             
organization1 or plan4  7#e7 ,! t]m     
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance means paym5ts 
by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to cov]1 9 :ole or
 9 "p1 ! co/ ( heal? c>e items1 s]vices 
or b5efits1 or o!r paym5ts1 grants1 or  
loans by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to promote  
or facilitate heal? c>e s]vices1        
includ+1 b n limit$ to1 paym5ts provid$ 
z reimbursem5t = ! provision ( heal? c>e
 items or s]vices4