Legislation

Title: Health Care Decisions Act - End-of-Life Decision-Making Informational Booklet
Sponsored by: Delegates Hill, Atterbeary, Barron, Carr, Ebersole, Hayes, Kelly, Krimm, Lam, Morales, Morhaim, Turner, and West
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with a the State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life, to develop an end-of-life decision-making informational booklet; requiring the Department to distribute the booklet to specified health care providers, make the booklet available to the public on a specified Web site, and annually review and update the booklet as necessary; requiring health care providers to provide the booklet to specified patients under specified circumstances; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0873

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2016 Legislative Date 1/29/2016 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2016 Legislative Date 2/24/2016 Action Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/28/2016	1/29/2016	First Reading Health and Government Operations
House	2/24/2016	2/24/2016	Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
1/29/2016	Text - First - Health Care Decisions Act - End-of-Life Decision-Making Informational Booklet

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