Legislation

Title: Health Care Decisions Act - End-of-Life Decision-Making Informational Booklet
Sponsored by: Senator Young
Status: In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
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:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0416

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/08/2016 Legislative Date 2/05/2016 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2016 Legislative Date 2/09/2016 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2016 Legislative Date 2/09/2016 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/15/2016 Legislative Date 2/15/2016 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2016 Legislative Date 3/07/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/08/2016	2/05/2016	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/09/2016	2/09/2016	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	2/09/2016	2/09/2016	Hearing cancelled
Senate	2/15/2016	2/15/2016	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/04/2016	3/07/2016	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/09/2016	Text - First - Health Care Decisions Act - End-of-Life Decision-Making Informational Booklet
3/04/2016	Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings

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