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Legislation


2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1004

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Smigiel, Boschert, Dwyer, Goldwater, Kelly, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, Menes, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, and Weldon
Entitled:
Public Power of Attorney - Health Care Decisions

Synopsis:

Requiring the Office of the Attorney General, in consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to develop specified power of attorney for health care decisions forms; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to make the forms available on the Office's website; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to make the forms available on the Department's website; providing that the "Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions" form shall authorize a specified individual to make health care decisions; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/2
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate William D. Mayer, District 35B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEYS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CEMETERIES
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
FORMS
FUNERALS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HOSPICES
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
NOTICES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 20-1101 , 20-1102 , 20-1103 , 20-1104 , 20-1105 , 20-1106 , 20-1107 , 20-1108 , 20-1109 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
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