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HB 219: Patient-directed Doctor's Orders

GENERAL BILL by Plasencia

Patient-directed Doctor's Orders; Establishes PDDO Program within DOH; authorizes EMTs & certain health care professionals to withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other medical interventions if presented with PDDO form that contains order not to resuscitate; provides specified health care providers & legal representatives with limited immunity.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/18/2023 House • Filed
    11/2/2023 House • Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/8/2024 House • Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee

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  • HB 219, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/18/2023 at 10:34 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 221 Pub. Rec./Database for Patient-directed Doctor's Order Forms Plasencia Linked Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    S 390 Patient-directed Doctor’s Orders Gruters Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy
    S 392 Public Records/Patient-directed Doctor’s Order Forms Gruters Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.1041 Access to and ensurance of emergency services; transfers; patient rights; diversion programs; reports of controlled substance overdoses. Page 4 (pdf)
    400.142 Emergency medication kits; orders not to resuscitate. Page 5 (pdf)
    400.487 Home health service agreements; physician’s, physician assistant’s, and advanced practice registered nurse’s treatment orders; patient assessment; establishment and review of plan of care; provision of services; orders not to resuscitate. Page 6 (pdf)
    400.605 Administration; forms; fees; rules; inspections; fines. Page 7 (pdf)
    400.6095 Patient admission; assessment; plan of care; discharge; death. Page 7 (pdf)
    401.35 Rules. Page 8 (pdf)
    401.45 Denial of emergency treatment; civil liability. Page 8 (pdf)
    401.451 Page 9 (pdf)
    429.255 Use of personnel; emergency care. Page 20 (pdf)
    429.73 Rules and standards relating to adult family-care homes. Page 21 (pdf)
    456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 21 (pdf)
    765.205 Responsibility of the surrogate. Page 22 (pdf)

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