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Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes
The Health and Human Services Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 11, 2024. It took effect on March 11, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is issuing this final rule to partially rescind the May 21, 2019, final rule entitled, "Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority" ("2019 Final Rule"), while leaving in effect the framework created by the February 23, 2011, final rule entitled, "Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Provider Conscience Protection Laws" ("2011 Final Rule"), which has been in effect continuously since March 25, 2011. Though the 2019 Final Rule never took effect, the Department also retains, with some modifications, certain provisions of the 2019 Final Rule regarding federal conscience protections, but eliminates others that are redundant or confusing, that undermine the clarity of the statutes Congress enacted to both safeguard conscience rights and protect access to health care, or because significant questions have been raised as to their legality.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-00091
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department
- Published
- January 11, 2024
- Takes effect
- March 11, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective March 11, 2024.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0945-AA18
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 88
- Topics
- Adult education; Authority delegations (Government agencies); Civil rights; Colleges and universities; Community facilities; Educational facilities; Employment; Family planning; Freedom of information; Government contracts; Government employees; Grant programs-health; Health care; Health facilities; Health insurance; Health professions; Hospitals; Immunization; Indians-tribal government; Insurance; Insurance companies; Intergovernmental relations; Laboratories; Maternal and child health; Medicaid; Medical and dental schools; Medical research; Medicare; Mental health programs; Nursing homes; Occupational safety and health; Prescription drugs; Public assistance programs; Public health; Religious discrimination; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Research; Scholarships and fellowships; Schools; Scientists
- Pages
- 32
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