CHAPTER NUMBER: 152
File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Bobo, Bozman, Glassman, Eckardt, Goldwater, Malone,
Moe, Morhaim, Parrott, Pitkin, and Stull
- Entitled:
-
Health Care Providers - Do Not Resuscitate Orders - Outpatients
Authorizing specified health care providers to withhold or withdraw
treatment in the outpatient setting in accordance with an emergency
medical services "do not resuscitate order" under specified
circumstances; requiring the Attorney General, in consultation with
specified agencies and officials, to conduct specified studies about
emergency medical services "do not resuscitate orders"; and requiring
the Attorney General to report to the General Assembly on or before a
specified date.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/15
- Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/28
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 2/29
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/3
- Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 152
Senate Action
- 3/6
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/15
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES
- ATTORNEY GENERAL
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
- FORMS
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
- PATIENTS
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- REPORTS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
5-608
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- Senate
- April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
