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SB 692: Incompetency/Nutrition/Hydration

GENERAL BILL by Wise ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sebesta

Incompetency/Nutrition/Hydration; cites act as "Starvation & Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Prevention Act"; declares that incompetent person is presumed to have directed health care providers to provide necessary nutrition & hydration to sustain life; prohibits court, proxy, or surrogate from withholding or withdrawing nutrition or hydration except under specified circumstances, etc. Amends Ch. 765.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/21/2003	Senate	• Prefiled
  12/5/2003	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar
  3/2/2004	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00045
  4/16/2004	Senate	• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00658; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00658

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• SB 692, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/1/2003 at 5:07 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (10)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  765.106	Preservation of existing rights.
  765.107	Construction.
  765.204	Capacity of principal; procedure.
  765.305	Procedure in absence of a living will.
  765.401	The proxy.
  765.404	Persistent vegetative state.
  765.601
  765.602
  765.603
  765.604

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