Amendment ID: S2996-24

Amendment 24

Legally protected health care activity

Mr. Tarr moves that the proposed new text be amended by striking out in Section 1, in lines 7-18, the definition of “Legally protected health care activity” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “Legally-protected health care activity”, (i) the exercise and enjoyment, or attempted exercise and enjoyment, by any person of rights to reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services as such rights are provided for by the constitution or laws of the commonwealth or the provision of insurance coverage for such services; or (ii) any act or omission undertaken to aid or encourage, or attempt to aid or encourage, any person in the exercise and enjoyment, or attempted exercise and enjoyment, of rights to reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services as such rights are provided for by the constitution or laws of the commonwealth, or to provide insurance coverage for such services; provided, however, that the provision of such a health care service and the provision of insurance coverage for such service shall be legally protected only if the service is permitted under the laws of the commonwealth and provided by a person duly licensed under the laws of the commonwealth and physically present in the commonwealth";

and by striking out in Section 4, in lines 47-68, the definition of “Legally protected health care activity” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “Legally-protected health care activity”, (i) the exercise and enjoyment, or attempted exercise and enjoyment, by any person of rights to reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services as such rights are provided for by the constitution or laws of the commonwealth or the provision of insurance coverage for such services; or (ii) any act or omission undertaken to aid or encourage, or attempt to aid or encourage, any person in the exercise and enjoyment, or attempted exercise and enjoyment, of rights to reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services as such rights are provided for by the constitution or laws of the commonwealth, or to provide insurance coverage for such services; provided, however, that the provision of such a health care service and the provision of insurance coverage for such service shall be legally protected only if the service is permitted under the laws of the commonwealth and provided by a person duly licensed under the laws of the commonwealth and physically present in the commonwealth;".