HB 957 (2016) -  Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

by Gonzalez
Requires DOH to develop & adopt by rule physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) form; requires AHCA to act as state clearinghouse for compassionate & palliative care plans; authorizes hospice care team to withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation if patient has POLST form that contains such order; requires DOH to establish procedures for honoring POLST form; requires health care surrogate to provide written consent for POLST form under certain circumstances.
Effective Date: January 1, 2017
Last Event: Died in Health Quality Subcommittee on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 12/14/2015 - 2:12 PM Member: Gonzalez Committee: Version: __