Idaho 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025) Status: Enacted

H 59 — MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act.

Last action — Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 101 Effective: 03/19/2025

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on March 20, 2025.

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59 BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT;
59, As Amended in the Senate BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT;
(1) "Conscience" means the ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles held by any health care provider.
(1) "Conscience" means the ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles sincerely held by any health care provider.
Conscience with respect to in- stitutional entities or corporate bodies, as opposed to individual persons, is determined by reference to that entity's or body's governing documents, including but not limited to any published ethical, moral, or religious guidelines or directives, mission statements, constitutions, articles of incorporation, bylaws, policies, or regulations.
Conscience with respect to institutional entities or corporate bodies, as opposed to in- dividual persons, is determined by reference to that entity's or body's governing documents, including but not limited to any published ethical, moral, or religious guidelines or directives, mission statements, constitu- tions, articles of incorporation, bylaws, policies, or regulations.
Discrimination does not include the negotiation or purchase of, or the refusal to use or purchase, insurance or medical procedures, treatments, or services by an individual or nongovernmental entity, nor does it include good faith efforts to accommodate conscientious objections of a health care provider.
Discrimination does not include the negotiation or purchase of, or the refusal to use or purchase, insurance or medical procedures, treat- ments, or services by an individual or nongovernmental entity, nor does it include good faith efforts to reasonably accommodate conscientious objec- tions of a health care provider.
(12) The protections in this chapter shall not apply if an employee is unable to perform any essential function, the employer cannot transfer the employee to a suitable alternative position for which the employee is quali- fied, and the employer is otherwise unable to accommodate the employee with- out imposing an undue hardship on the employer.
(12) The protections in this chapter shall not apply if an employee is unable to perform any essential function, the employer cannot transfer the employee to a suitable alternative position for which the employee is quali- fied, and the employer is otherwise unable to reasonably accommodate the em- ployee without imposing an undue hardship on the employer.
(13) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as providing a health care provider with civil immunity for the failure to comply with the applica- ble community standard of care as described in section 6-1012, Idaho Code.
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Action History

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 101 Effective: 03/19/2025

  2. Delivered to Governor at 3:20 p.m. on March 17, 2025

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  7. Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-9-3AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Schubin), Mathias, RubelAbsent – Erickson, Healey, ThompsonFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to enrol

  8. Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading

  9. Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading

  10. Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills

  11. Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing

  12. House Concurred in Senate Amendments

  13. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

  14. Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 28-6-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Markley(Carlson), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Goodrich(Rabe), Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – HartFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House

  15. Retained on calendar

  16. Retained on calendar

  17. Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading

  18. Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading

  19. Amendments reported printed

  20. Reported out as amended; filed for first reading

  21. Amendments ordered printed

  22. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  23. Referred to 14th Order for amendment

  24. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  25. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare

  26. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  27. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Schubin), Manwaring, Mathias, Nelsen, RubelAbsent – EhardtFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate

  28. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  29. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  30. Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

  31. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Sponsors

  • HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE · Primary

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (104)

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