CHAPTER NUMBER: 545
File Code: Estates and Trusts
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Bissett and Hubbard
- Entitled:
-
Living Wills - Suspension of Heart/Lung Devices After Transplant
Adding to living will and advance medical directive forms optional
statements requesting that artificial heart/lung support devices be
continued on behalf of a person under specified conditions who donates
an organ or tissue to a patient only until organ or tissue suitability
of the patient is confirmed and organ or tissue recovery has taken
place.
House Action
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/28
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (130-4)
- 4/4
- Returned Passed
- 5/14
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 545
Senate Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Finance
- 3/27
- Re-assigned Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/4
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed (39-7)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DEATH -see also- WRONGFUL DEATH
- FORMS
- ORGAN DONORSHIP
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
5-603
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 259869/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 22, 1996 at: 16:25
Status: Adopted