Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 3 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for House Bill No. 1625

BY: Representative Wells-Smith

     AMEND on line 67 by inserting the following language after the period:

"However, this subsection does not allow a health care provider to refuse to participate in a health care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation."

     AMEND FURTHER on line 71 by inserting the following language after the period:

"However, this subsection does not exempt a health care provider from liability for refusing to participate in a health care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation."

     AMEND FURTHER on line 90 by inserting the following language after the period:

"However, this subsection does not allow a health care institution to refuse to participate in a health care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation."

     AMEND FURTHER on line 97 by inserting the following language after the period:

"However, this subsection does not exempt a health care institution from liability for refusing to participate in a health care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation."

     AMEND FURTHER on line 125 by inserting the following language after the period:

"However, this subsection does not allow a health care payer to decline to pay or arrange for the payment of a health care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation."

     AMEND FURTHER on line 97 by inserting the following language after the period:

"However, this subsection does not exempt from liability a health care payer, or the owner, operator, supervisor or manager of a health care payer, for declining to pay or arranging for the payment of a health care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation."