{"id":9443,"date":"2019-07-23T16:32:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T23:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9443"},"modified":"2019-09-09T16:35:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T23:35:45","slug":"hospitals-and-health-industry-in-limbo-after-court-delays-implementation-of-conscience-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9443","title":{"rendered":"Hospitals and Health Industry in Limbo After Court Delays Implementation of &#8220;Conscience Rule&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Lexology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"author\"> Duane Morris LLP <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n        Regardless of whether organizations support or oppose the Conscience Rule, it is possible that it will become law on November 22 unless the courts and HHS move with uncharacteristic speed in a highly charged political arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>         Hospitals, health insurers and a variety of other healthcare entities do not have to be ready for a July 22 go-live date for the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cConscience Rule.\u201d Instead, the federal rule\u2015designed to support health workers who opt out of providing patient care that violates their conscience, moral or religious beliefs\u2015is facing such intense challenge in federal courts that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agreed to a stipulated request to delay the effective date until November 22, 2019. .  . 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