Under existing law, an adult may execute an advance directive for health care.
This bill would create the Alex Hoover Act.
This bill would provide for portable medical orders to be created by the parent or guardian of a minor with a chronic or terminal illness, in consultation with the minor's treating physician, to guide health care professionals in medical treatment and guide others outside the medical community in allowing the minor to participate in school and other activities, in accordance with the wishes of the minor and his or her parents or guardians.
This bill would provide civil and criminal immunity to individuals, health care providers, health care facilities, schools, organizations, and other entities who undertake to follow the directives of a portable medical order in good faith.
This bill would also define terms and provide procedures for executing portable medical orders.
Health and Human Services first Amendment Offered
Further Consideration
Dial motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services
Engrossed
Members intended to cosponsor
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 682
Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 681
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 680
Knight Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 679
Weaver first Substitute Offered
Weaver motion to Table adopted Roll Call 678
Health first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Source: Alabama Legislature