2010 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 812

File Code: Public Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 221/09 - FIN
Sponsored By:
Senator Lenett
Entitled:
End of Life Health Care Disclosure Act

Synopsis:

Requiring specified health care facilities to provide specified information concerning the right to make decisions about health care, request a copy of existing advance directives under specified circumstances, and inform specified individuals or proxy decision makers about facility procedures; requiring a health care facility to disclose the facility's policy on honoring advance directive provisions in a specified manner; 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
2/10
First Reading Finance
2/24
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/25
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Third Reading Passed (44-3)
House Action
3/26
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/31
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.

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 -see also- Mental Health
Health Care Commission
Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc
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 , 5-615 , 5-615 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 727975/02     Offered on: March 26, 2010   at: 11:16 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 27, 2010: Third Reading Passed (44-3)