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2008 Regular Session bill information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:20 a.m.
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SENATE BILL 355

File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:
Senator Lenett

Entitled:
Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures


Synopsis:

Requiring health care facilities to disclose their practices that elicit and document the values, goals, and preferences of a patient that may affect the provision, withholding, or withdrawal of life- sustaining procedures during the patient's admission and to cause medical orders to be consistent with the known values, goals, and preferences of the patient, subject to specified exceptions; etc.


History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
1/29
First Reading Finance
1/30
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advance Medical Directives
Clinics
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
Disclosure
Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
Electronic Government
Hospices
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care
Patients
Public Information

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 5-611 , 5-613 , 5-615 )


Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered



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