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CS/SB 664: Physician Orders for Life-sustaining Treatment

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Brandes

Physician Orders for Life-sustaining Treatment; Establishing the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Program within the Department of Health; providing that execution of a POLST form does not affect, impair, or modify certain insurance contracts; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to establish a database of compassionate and palliative care plans by a specified date; requiring that the database be electronically accessible to health care providers, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/28/2015 Senate • Filed
    11/4/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 48
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 48
    1/27/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/01/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/1/2016 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 304
    2/2/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/3/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 304
    2/9/2016 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 309
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

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  • CS/SB 664, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/2/2016 at 4:19 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 662 (c1) Public Records/Clearinghouse for Compassionate and Palliative Care Plans/AHCA Brandes Linked Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    Location: In committee/council (GO)     		Track This Bill
    H 957 Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Gonzalez Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HQS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.142 Emergency medication kits; orders not to resuscitate. Page 14 (pdf)
    400.487 Home health service agreements; physician’s, physician assistant’s, and advanced registered nurse practitioner’s treatment orders; patient assessment; establishment and review of plan of care; provision of services; orders not to resuscitate. Page 15 (pdf)
    400.605 Administration; forms; fees; rules; inspections; fines. Page 17 (pdf)
    400.6095 Patient admission; assessment; plan of care; discharge; death. Page 17 (pdf)
    401.35 Rules. Page 18 (pdf)
    401.45 Denial of emergency treatment; civil liability. Page 18 (pdf)
    401.451 Page 4 (pdf)
    408.064 Page 12 (pdf)
    429.255 Use of personnel; emergency care. Page 19 (pdf)
    429.73 Rules and standards relating to adult family-care homes. Page 20 (pdf)
    456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 21 (pdf)
    765.205 Responsibility of the surrogate. Page 21 (pdf)

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  • SB 664, Original Filed Version Posted 10/28/2015 at 1:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2016 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 662 (c1) Public Records/Clearinghouse for Compassionate and Palliative Care Plans/AHCA Brandes Linked Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    Location: In committee/council (GO)     		Track This Bill
    H 957 Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Gonzalez Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HQS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    802432 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Gaetz)     		1/29/2016
    8:46 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/1/2016     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/1/2016 1:30 PM Health Policy 8 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.1041 Access to emergency services and care. Page 7 (pdf)
    400.142 Emergency medication kits; orders not to resuscitate. Page 8 (pdf)
    400.487 Home health service agreements; physician’s, physician assistant’s, and advanced registered nurse practitioner’s treatment orders; patient assessment; establishment and review of plan of care; provision of services; orders not to resuscitate. Page 8 (pdf)
    400.605 Administration; forms; fees; rules; inspections; fines. Page 11 (pdf)
    400.6095 Patient admission; assessment; plan of care; discharge; death. Page 11 (pdf)
    401.35 Rules. Page 12 (pdf)
    401.45 Denial of emergency treatment; civil liability. Page 12 (pdf)
    408.064 Page 4 (pdf)
    429.255 Use of personnel; emergency care. Page 13 (pdf)
    429.73 Rules and standards relating to adult family-care homes. Page 14 (pdf)
    456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 14 (pdf)
    765.205 Responsibility of the surrogate. Page 15 (pdf)

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