An Act relating to health care providers; defining terms; establishing rights for health care providers; providing protections from liability; providing an exception due to bona fide medical emergency; providing for enforcement; providing whistleblower protections; establishing federal law compliance;
providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
One Reply to “HB 3136 (2026)”
HB 3136 gives health care providers (and even health care institutions) a legal right to refuse to perform or assist with any medical service that violates their moral, ethical, or religious beliefs with a required written notice.
It prohibits individuals from being disciplined, fired, or losing privileges for such refusals, shielding them from civil, professional, or administrative liability if acting in good faith. It doesn’t override emergency-care requirements like EMTALA or other state emergency medical service laws.
Effective November 1, 2026.
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