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1999 SESSION

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HB 2541 Health Care Decisions Act; LOVING WILL.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Health Care Decisions Act. Deletes the authority to discontinue artificially administered nutrition and hydration as part of the health care decisions process, i.e., in an advance directive or by an agent named in an advance directive or by a person authorized to make a health care decision for a person incapable of informed consent in the absence of an advance directive. This provision adds a new section setting forth the “LOVING WILL,” a document expressing an individual’s intent for his body to be maintained regardless of prognosis and for artificially administered nutrition and hydration to be continued indefinitely.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 999077324  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 999077324
• 01/21/99  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/26/99  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
• 02/04/99  House: Failed to report (defeated) in H.W.I. (10-Y 12-N)