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SB 1240: Health Care Advance Directives

GENERAL BILL by Brown-Waite

Health Care Advance Directives; defines term "palliative care"; redefines term "terminal condition" to provide that such condition is not necessary for ensuring right to refuse treatment; revises provision re procedure for making living will to remove reference to terminal condition; removes reference to physical condition which is terminal re procedure for living will; removes reference to terminal condition re procedure in absence of living will, etc. Amends Ch. 765.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2228 (Ch. 99-331)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/17/1999 Senate • Prefiled
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Judiciary -SJ 00083
4/30/1999 Senate • Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2228 (Ch. 99-331)