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.
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 Third Reading
YEA (63)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)
Senate Third Reading
YEA (31)
NAY (1)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (3)
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