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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.","action":"Final rule","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2024/01/11/2024-00091.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":88,"title":45}],"citation":"89 FR 2078","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This rule is effective March 11, 2024.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"HHS","documents":[{"comment_count":null,"comment_start_date":null,"updated_at":"2024-02-01T11:56:37.004-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/HHS-OS-2024-0002-0002","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"HHS-OS-2024-0002-0002","comment_end_date":null,"regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"HHS-OS-2024-0002","title":"HHS 2024 Publications"}],"document_number":"2024-00091","effective_on":"2024-03-11","end_page":2109,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2024/01/11/2024-00091.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/11/2024-00091/safeguarding-the-rights-of-conscience-as-protected-by-federal-statutes","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2024-00091?publication_date=2024-01-11","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2024-01-11/2024-00091/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":32,"page_views":{"count":7741,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-11/pdf/2024-00091.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-00091.pdf?1704807917","publication_date":"2024-01-11","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2024/01/11/2024-00091.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0945-AA18":{"issue":"202310","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0945-AA18/safeguarding-the-rights-of-conscience-as-protected-by-federal-statutes","title":"Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202310&RIN=0945-AA18&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Section 3(f)(1) Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0945-AA18"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"HHS","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=HHS-OS-2024-0002","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"HHS-OS-2024-0002","document_id":"HHS-OS-2024-0002-0002","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"HHS 2024 Publications","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2024-02-02T16:00:09Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":2078,"subtype":null,"title":"Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes","toc_doc":"Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Adult education","Authority delegations (Government agencies)","Civil rights","Colleges and universities","Community facilities","Conflict of interests","Educational facilities","Employment","Family planning","Freedom of information","Government contracts","Government employees","Grant programs-health","Grants administration","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"],"type":"Rule","volume":89}