Senators GROOMS and HUTTO proposed the following amendment (4776R003.SP.LKG):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, on page 7, line 32 by adding:

/ Section 44-139-90. The contract, policy, or other documentation executed between a health care payer and a person that requires the health care payer to pay for or arranges for the payment of any health care services provided to the person must contain a statement in bold type face providing the person with notice that some health care services may not be provided by the health care payer because the provision of those services violates the health care payer's conscience as defined in Section 44-139-20(1). The notice must further provide that a list of the health care services that the health care payer will not pay for or arrange payment for may be found on the health care payer's website or otherwise be made available to the person upon request. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 7, on line 13 by adding an appropriately lettered new subsection to read:

/ (C) If the State Human Affairs Commission does not remedy a complaint, then a health care practitioner, health care institution, or health care payer may file suit for injunctive relief, damages, and reasonable attorney's fees in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the notice provisions of Section 44-139-90 are violated, then the patient may file suit for injunctive relief, damages, and reasonable attorney's fees in a court of competent jurisdiction. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 5, by striking line 28 and inserting:

/ chapter may, at his sole discretion and if requested by the patient or legal representative of the patient: /