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HB 153: Health Care Representatives

GENERAL BILL by Anderson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Homan

Health Care Representatives; Provides for designation of health care representative; provides for designation of separate health care representative to consent to mental health treatment in certain circumstances; provides for effective date of designation; provides that written designation creates rebuttable presumption of clear & convincing evidence of principal's designation; provides suggested form, etc.

Effective Date: 10/01/2009
 Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Care Services Policy (HFPC)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/22/2008 House • Filed
    1/22/2009 House • Referred to Health Care Services Policy (HFPC); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Health & Family Services Policy Council; Policy Council
    2/10/2009 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services Policy (HFPC), 02/17/09, 3:15 pm, 306-H --Removed from agenda
    3/3/2009 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Services Policy (HFPC); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Health & Family Services Policy Council; Policy Council -HJ 00019; On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services Policy (HFPC), 02/17/09, 3:15 pm, 306-H --Removed from agenda
    5/2/2009 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Care Services Policy (HFPC)

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  • HB 153, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:17 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 540 Health Care Representatives/Surrogates [SPSC] Fasano Similar Last Action: 4/14/2009 S Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Judiciary -SJ 00337; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00337
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    Citations - Statutes (27)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.4598 Guardian advocate.
    406.11 Examinations, investigations, and autopsies.
    744.3115 Advance directives for health care.
    765.101 Definitions.
    765.102 Legislative findings and intent.
    765.103 Existing advance directives.
    765.104 Amendment or revocation.
    765.105 Review of surrogate or proxy's decision.
    765.109 Immunity from liability; weight of proof; presumption.
    765.1103 Pain management and palliative care.
    765.1105 Transfer of a patient.
    765.113 Restrictions on providing consent.
    765.202 Designation of a health care surrogate.
    765.203 Suggested form of designation.
    765.204 Capacity of principal; procedure.
    765.205 Responsibility of the surrogate.
    765.251
    765.252
    765.253
    765.254
    765.255
    765.304 Procedure for living will.
    765.305 Procedure in absence of a living will.
    765.401 The proxy.
    765.512 Persons who may make an anatomical gift.
    765.522 Duty of certain hospital administrators; liability of hospital administrators, organ procurement organizations, eye banks, and tissue banks.
    872.04 Autopsies; consent required, exception.

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