Legislation

Title: Public Health - Provision of Life-Preserving Health Care Services (Vulnerable Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Senator Bates
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting health care practitioners and health care facilities from denying patients life-preserving health care services requested by a specified person on the basis of a specified view or disagreement; authorizing specified persons to file an action for an injunction in a specified court under specified circumstances; authorizing a health care practitioner, under specified circumstances, to provide specified reasons as a defense to an action filed under a specified provision of the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0644

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2016 Legislative Date 2/05/2016 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2016 Legislative Date 2/17/2016 Action Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2016 Legislative Date 2/17/2016 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2016 Legislative Date 2/18/2016 Action Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2016 Legislative Date 2/19/2016 Action Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/05/2016	2/05/2016	First Reading Finance
Senate	2/17/2016	2/17/2016	Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	2/17/2016	2/17/2016	Hearing cancelled
Senate	2/17/2016	2/18/2016	Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/19/2016	2/19/2016	Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/09/2016	Text - First - Public Health - Provision of Life-Preserving Health Care Services (Vulnerable Protection Act)

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