HOUSE BILL 682

File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:

Delegate Morhaim

Entitled:

Health Care Decisions Act - Emergency Medical Services "Do Not Resuscitate Orders" - Health Care Providers

Synopsis:

Authorizing specified health care providers to comply with an emergency medical services "do not resuscitate order" under specified circumstances; and requiring specified health care providers to comply with an emergency medical services "do not resuscitate order" under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/21

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/14

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/16

Third Reading Passed (140-0)

3/28

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/19

First Reading Finance

3/20

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

3/30

Favorable Report by Finance

3/28

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/29

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

4/24

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 251

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advance Medical Directives

Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.

Emergency Medical Services

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 5-608 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 16, 2007: Third Reading Passed (140-0)

Senate

March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)