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SB 540: Health Care Representatives/Surrogates [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Fasano

Health Care Representatives/Surrogates [SPSC]; Revises the date for confirming the validity of advanced directives validly made under prior law. Provides for expedited judicial intervention upon belief that a health care representative has not kept the principal reasonably informed of matters that he or she has performed on behalf of the principal under specified provisions. Creates the "Florida Health Care Representative Act," etc.

Effective Date: 10/01/2009
 Last Action: 4/14/2009 Senate - Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Judiciary -SJ 00337; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00337
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2009 Senate • Filed
    1/23/2009 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Judiciary
    3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health Regulation; Judiciary -SJ 00036
    3/27/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 04/01/09, 1:30 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
    4/14/2009 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Judiciary -SJ 00337; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00337

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  • SB 540, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2009 at 3:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 153 Health Care Representatives Anderson Similar Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Care Services Policy (HFPC)
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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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