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H05782020 Regular SessionSigned into law

Adds to existing law to establish Simon's Law regarding life-sustaining treatment for children.

HEALTH -- Adds to existing law to establish Simon's Law regarding life-sustaining treatment for children.

HEALTH

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that at least one parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor child, who is under the care of a doctor and healthcare facility, is notified 48 hours prior to a doctor instituting an order to withhold life-sustaining treatment. This legislation also provides within 48 hours of notification of such an order, a parent or guardian has the right to request their unemancipated minor child to be transferred from the facility under whose care the child is admitted to another available facility or transferred home. The parent or guardian has 15 days to arrange the transfer, if it is not against existing state law, governing agency rules and regulations, hospital policy, or third-party payment contracts.

HOW THEY VOTED

house Chamber· Mar 5, 2020

House Third Reading

✓ Passed
63 Yea
5 Nay
2 absentPassed by 82.86 votes

ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)

LATEST ACTION

Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2020 Session Law Chapter 337 Effective: 07/01/2020

BILL INFO

Session
2020
Chamber
house
Status date
Mar 20, 2020

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