LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A Michigan health care worker was allegedly fired for refusing to go along with gender ideology in the exam room—and now federal officials are stepping in.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on June 20 that it is investigating whether a major health system illegally fired the employee after she asked to be excused from using patient preferred pronouns and assisting in procedures that alter sex traits. 

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The employee cited religious objections and sought workplace accommodations, according to The Detroit News.

While the health system was not named, the department confirmed the complaint falls under the “Church Amendments,” a federal conscience protection law dating to the 1970s. The law bars hospitals and other recipients of federal funding from penalizing employees who object to certain procedures on moral or religious grounds.

“Health care workers should be able to practice both their professions and their faith,” OCR Director Paula Stannard said in a statement. “OCR is committed to enforcing Federal conscience laws in health care.”

If the health system is found in violation, it could face consequences ranging from policy changes to a loss of federal funding.

No timeline was given for the investigation’s conclusion.