Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB174: Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
This bill addresses the right of a person to refuse to participate in certain activities relating to a health care service that violates the person's religious beliefs or conscience.
What the bill says
An act or omission of the health care institution. (3) (a) This part: (i) does not override the requirement to provide a medical screening examination and stabilizing treatment to a patient under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395dd, or any other federal law or regulation; and (ii) does not permit a health care provider to fail to provide a medical screening examination and stabilizing treatment to a patient while the patient is in the emergency department. (b) Exercise of the right of religious belief or conscience is limited to objections to a particular healt.
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
an act or omission of the health care institution. (3) (a) This part: (i) does not override the requirement to provide a medical screening examination and stabilizing treatment to a patient under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395dd, or any other federal law or regulation; and (ii) does not permit a health care provider to fail to provide a medical screening examination and stabilizing treatment to a patient while the patient is in the emergency department. (b) Exercise of the right of religious belief or conscience is limited to objections to a particular health care service based on a person's religious belief or conscience. (c) This part does not waive or modify a duty of a health care provider to provide other medical services that do not violate the health care provider's religious beliefs or conscience. (d) A health care provider that, due to the right of religious belief or conscience, refuses to participate in or provide a health care service shall prominently post the following statement on the health care provider's website, and in any reception area where the health care provider provides health care services: "ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES Based on religious belief or conscience, this health care provider does not provide the following services: [list the services] If you are seeking …