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SB153 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 12, 2020
SB153 Alabama 2020 Session
Senate Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
Regular Session 2020
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

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

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 315

S

Livingston motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 314

S

Healthcare Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare

Bill Text

Votes

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature