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HB 337 Neurodegenerative diseases; informed consent to experimental treatment.
Introduced by: Brenda L. Pogge | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Informed consent to experimental treatment; neurodegenerative diseases. Provides that in the case of persons suffering from neurodegenerative diseases causing progressive deterioration of cognition for which there is no known cure, the implementation of experimental courses of therapeutic treatment, including non-pharmacological treatment, to which a legally authorized representative has given informed consent shall not constitute the use of force. This provision replaces a current provision that informed consent to experimental courses of treatment, without reference to non-pharmacological treatment, given by a legally authorized representative shall not constitute the use of force in cases of organic brain diseases causing progressive deterioration in which there is no known cure or medically accepted treatment to the disorder.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101481D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB337ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/05/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101481D
- 01/05/16 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/19/16 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/16 House: Read first time
- 01/21/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (91-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (91-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/15/16 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/18/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/16 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB337ER)
- 02/24/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
- 02/25/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
- 03/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 84 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084)