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SB 1240: Health Care Advance Directives

GENERAL BILL by Brown-Waite

Health Care Advance Directives; defines term "palliative care"; redefines term "terminal condition" to provide that such condition is not necessary for ensuring right to refuse treatment; revises provision re procedure for making living will to remove reference to terminal condition; removes reference to physical condition which is terminal re procedure for living will; removes reference to terminal condition re procedure in absence of living will, etc. Amends Ch. 765.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
 Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2228 (Ch. 99-331)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/17/1999 Senate • Prefiled
    3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Judiciary -SJ 00083
    4/30/1999 Senate • Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2228 (Ch. 99-331)

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  • SB 1240, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 249 Health Care Advance Directives Heyman Identical Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Committee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2228 (Ch. 99-331)
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    H 2131 End-of-life Care Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2228 (Ch. 99-331)
    Location:
    S 2228 (e1) Klein Compare Last Action: 6/11/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-331
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    765.101 Definitions.
    765.102 Legislative findings and intent.
    765.302 Procedure for making a living will; notice to physician.
    765.303 Suggested form of a living will.
    765.304 Procedure for living will.
    765.305 Procedure in absence of a living will.
    765.306 Determination of patient condition.

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