HB 5424 — AN ACT PROHIBITING ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAINST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR PROVIDING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

House of Representatives General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

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23275424 ReferredHouse toof Representatives, April 8, 2024 The Committee on PUBLICPublic HEALTHHealth Introducedreported by:through REP.

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AN ACT PROHIBITING ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAINST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR PROVIDING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

(3) "Health care provider" means a person who (A) provides health careHB5424 services,/ (B)File is licensed, certified or registered pursuant to title 20 of the general statutes, and (C) is employed by or acting on behalf of a LCO 2327 1 of 4 Bill No.

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332 care services, (B) is licensed, certified or registered pursuant to title 20 of the general statutes, and (C) is employed by or acting on behalf of a health care entity;

(1) Comprehensive medically accurate and appropriate information and counseling that conforms to the accepted standard of care to an individual patient regarding that patient's health status, including, but not limited to, diagnosis, prognosis,recommendedprognosis,recommendedtreatment,treatment treatment,treatment alternatives and any potential risks to the patient's health or life;

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5424332 prohibit2 aHB5424 healthFile careNo. entity that employs a health care provider from performing relevant peer review of the health care provider, or from requiring such health care provider to:

332 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to prohibit a health care entity that employs a health care provider from performing relevant peer review of the health care provider, or from requiring such health care provider to:

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5424332 (2)3 EnsuringHB5424 qualityFile ofNo. care and patient safety, including, but not limited to, when quality control or patient safety issues are identified pursuant to peer review.

332 or (2) Ensuring quality of care and patient safety, including, but not limited to, when quality control or patient safety issues are identified pursuant to peer review.

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332 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill, which prevents health care entities from taking adverse actions against providers of certain reproductive and gender-affirming health care services, does not result in a fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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332 OLR Bill Analysis HB 5424 AN ACT PROHIBITING ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAINST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR PROVIDING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

SUMMARY This bill prohibits health care entities, under certain conditions and limitations, from doing the following:

1.

limiting a health care provider’s provision of comprehensive medically accurate information and counseling to patients on their health status regarding reproductive or gender-affirming health care services, or information about available and relevant community services and resources for these services;

2.

prohibiting a health care provider, in an entity with an emergency department, from providing reproductive health care services related to pregnancy complications (e.g., miscarriage management and treatment for ectopic pregnancies), if failing to provide the service would violate the standard of care or present a serious risk to the patient;

or 3.

firing, demoting, suspending, or otherwise discriminating against a health care provider for providing this information or these services.

For these prohibitions to apply, the providers must be acting (1) in good faith;

(2) within their professional scope of practice, education, training, and experience;

and (3) within the accepted standard of care.

Under the bill, health care entities may still perform relevant peer review of their providers or require them to comply with (1) preferred HB5424 / File No.

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