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CS/CS/SB 1890: End-of-Life Care

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care ; Klein

End-of-Life Care; specifies conditions under which hospital personnel may withhold resuscitation; requires use of official form for valid do-not-resuscitate order; adds legislative intent to allow person to plan for future incapacity orally or by executing document; encourages health care professionals to rapidly increase their understanding of end-of-life & palliative health care, etc. Amends Ch. 765, 395.1041, 400.142,.4255,.6095, 401.45, 455.597.

Effective Date: 06/15/2000
Last Action: 6/15/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-295
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2000 Senate • Prefiled
3/9/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00175
3/23/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 03/28/00, 1:00 pm, 110-S
3/28/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00351; CS read first time on 03/30/00 -SJ 00356
3/29/2000 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00351
4/10/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/13/00, 10:00 am, 110-S
4/13/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00463; CS read first time on 04/18/00 -SJ 00475
4/17/2000 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00463
4/26/2000 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 00497; Placed on Calendar
4/28/2000 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar -SJ 00581; Read second and third times -SJ 00616; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00616; Immediately certified -SJ 00616
4/28/2000 House • In Messages
5/4/2000 House • Received -HJ 01629; Read second and third times -HJ 01629; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01629
5/4/2000 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01153
6/1/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/15/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-295