HB 194

Signed by Governor

Contents hide

1 Bill Summary
2 Bill Actions
3 Bill Calendar
4 Bill Text
5 Bill Votes
6 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors

April Weaver

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

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.

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

Type	Link
Bill Text	HB 194 - Enrolled
Bill Text	HB 194 - Engrossed
Bill Text	HB 194 - Introduced
Bill Amendments	House Health first Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments	House Weaver first Substitute Offered
Bill Amendments	Senate Health and Human Services first Substitute Offered

Trending