SB153 Alabama 2020 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Steve Livingston SenatorRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2020
- Title
- Medical care, minors, requires doctors to obtain consent of parent or legal guardian of minor prior to entering "do not attempt resuscitation order" order, Sec. 22-8A-18 added; Sec. 22-8A-7 am'd.
- Description
This bill would prohibit any health care facility or health care professional from instituting a do not attempt resuscitation order, or similar physician's order, without the written or oral consent of at least one parent or legal guardian of a qualified minor patient or resident unless certain conditions apply.
- Subjects
- Health Care
Bill Actions
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 315
Livingston motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 314
Healthcare Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature