HB 1017: Life-sustaining Treatment Form
GENERAL BILL by Homan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Porth
Life-sustaining Treatment Form; requires DOH to create physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) form; requires form to be completed by licensed health care professional & signed by specified parties; provides circumstances in which form may be revoked; authorizes certain future revisions to form; requires completed form to be part of principal's medical record; requires DOH to place form on department's Internet website, etc. Amends 765.101; creates 765.3065.
Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 5/5/2006 House - Died in Committee on Health Care Regulation (HFC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2006 House - Died in Committee on Health Care Regulation (HFC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2006 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/23/2006 | House |
• Referred to Health Care Regulation (HFC); Health Care Appropriations (FC); Health & Families Council |
| 3/7/2006 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Health Care Regulation (HFC); Health Care Appropriations (FC); Health & Families Council -HJ 00078 |
| 5/5/2006 | House |
• Died in Committee on Health Care Regulation (HFC) |