HB 957: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
GENERAL BILL by Gonzalez
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment; Requires DOH to develop & adopt by rule physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) form; requires AHCA to act as state clearinghouse for compassionate & palliative care plans; authorizes hospice care team to withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation if patient has POLST form that contains such order; requires DOH to establish procedures for honoring POLST form; requires health care surrogate to provide written consent for POLST form under certain circumstances.
Effective Date: 1/1/2017
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/8/2016 | House |
• Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 82 |
| 1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 82 |
| 3/11/2016 | House |
• Died in Health Quality Subcommittee |
