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2000 SESSION

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HB 484 Consent to surgical and medical treatment of certain minors.

Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Authority to consent to surgical and medical treatment of certain minors; emergency medical services. Provides that, whenever delay in providing (i) transportation in an emergency medical services vehicle or (ii) medical or surgical treatment at the scene of an accident, fire or other emergency to a minor may adversely affect such minor's recovery, and no person authorized to consent to treatment is available within a reasonable time under the circumstances, no liability shall be imposed on emergency medical services personnel by reason of lack of consent to transportation or treatment. The bill requires that, in the case of a minor 14 years of age or older who is physically capable of giving consent, such consent shall be obtained first.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 000364820  pdf
• 02/12/00  House: Committee substitute printed 003634820-H1  pdf
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB484ER)  pdf
• 05/02/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0798)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/18/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 000364820
• 01/18/00  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/26/00  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
• 02/12/00  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/00  House: Committee substitute printed 003634820-H1
• 02/13/00  House: Read first time
• 02/14/00  House: Read second time
• 02/14/00  House: Committee substitute agreed to 003634820-H1
• 02/14/00  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 003664820-H1
• 02/14/00  House: Constitutional reading dispensed (Block Vote) (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/00  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 03/02/00  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/06/00  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB484ER)
• 03/20/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/20/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/22/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/09/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 798 (effective 7/1/00)
• 05/02/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0798)