HB194 Alabama 2018 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Palliative and end of life individual health plans, minors, representative authorized to provide health care and other directives to health care providers, schools, etc. where terminally ill, Alex Hoover Act, Secs. 22-8A-15 to 22-8A-17, inclusive, added; Secs. 22-8A-2, 22-8A-3, 22-8A-7 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to terminally ill minors; to amend Sections
22-8A-2 and 22-8A-3, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Sections
22-8A-15 to 22-8A-17, inclusive, to the Code of Alabama 1975;
to create the Alex Hoover Act; to authorize the physician of a
terminally ill or injured minor to execute, at the request of
the minor's parent or legal guardian, a directive for the
medical treatment and palliative care to be provided to a
terminally ill or injured minor; to require the Department of
Public Health, by rule and in conjunction with a task force,
to establish a form for an Order for Pediatric Palliative and
End of Life (PPEL) Care to be used by medical professionals
outlining medical care provided to terminally ill minors in
certain circumstances; to provide immunity to health care
providers who provide, withhold, or withdraw medical treatment
pursuant to an Order for PPEL Care; and to establish a
temporary task force to work in consultation with the
Department of Public Health to establish an Order for
Pediatric Palliative and End of Life (PPEL) Care form.
</p>
Subjects
Minors
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2018 | H | Forwarded to Governor on March 22, 2018 at 2:22 p.m. on March 22, 2018. |
| March 22, 2018 | H | Assigned Act No. 2018-466. |
| March 22, 2018 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| March 22, 2018 | H | Enrolled |
| March 22, 2018 | S | Signature Requested |
| March 22, 2018 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| March 22, 2018 | H | Weaver motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1005 |
| March 22, 2018 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| March 21, 2018 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 959 |
| March 21, 2018 | S | Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 958 |
| March 21, 2018 | S | Health and Human Services first Substitute Offered |
| March 21, 2018 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 15, 2018 | S | Acted on by Health and Human Services as Favorable with 1 substitute |
| March 6, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Engrossed |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 487 |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 486 |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Weaver first Substitute Offered |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Weaver motion to Table adopted Roll Call 485 |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Health Amendment Offered |
| February 27, 2018 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| January 25, 2018 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| January 11, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 14, 2018 | ROOM 304 at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | January 24, 2018 | Room 429 at 10:30 | House HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | May 2, 2017 | Room 200 at 10:00 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB194 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB194 Alabama 2018 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB194 Alabama 2018 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | House Health first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Weaver first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Health and Human Services first Substitute Offered |