2009 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 221

File Code: Public Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 355/08 - FIN
Sponsored By:
Senator Lenett
Entitled:
Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures

Synopsis:

Requiring health care facilities to provide information concerning the right to make specified decisions about health care and the availability of hospice care, request a copy of existing advance directives under specified circumstances, and inform competent individuals or proxy decision makers about specified facility procedures; requiring the State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life to consult with specified groups before developing and making publicly available specified resources; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Finance
1/28
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/27
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Dyson) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson)
Special Order later today (Senator Della) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Senator Dyson) Adopted
3/28
Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson)
Special Order later today (Senator Middleton) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Lenett) Adopted (32-13)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed (43-3)
House Action
3/29
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/6
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
4/7
Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
4/13
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

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
Health Care Commission
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Home Care Services -see also- Respite Care
Hospices
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

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

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 913429/01     Offered on: March 30, 2009   at: 8:16 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 913429/02     Offered on: March 30, 2009   at: 10:59 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 977173/01     Offered on: March 30, 2009   at: 3:24 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 983520/02     Offered on: March 30, 2009   at: 11:00 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 28, 2009: Floor Amendment (Lenett) {983520/2 Adopted (32-13)
March 30, 2009: Third Reading Passed (43-3)