End-of-life 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.
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
Relating to end-of-life care for qualified minors;
to amend Section 22-8A-7, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Section
22-8A-18 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to 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
Action Date
Chamber
Action
February 10, 2021
H
Pending third reading on day 6 Favorable from Health
February 10, 2021
H
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 2, 2021
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
