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 CareHealth
Bill Actions
Action Date
Chamber
Action
May 17, 2021
H
Delivered to Governor at 7:24 p.m. on May 17, 2021.
May 17, 2021
H
Assigned Act No. 2021-500.
May 17, 2021
H
Clerk of the House Certification
May 17, 2021
S
Signature Requested
May 17, 2021
H
Enrolled
May 17, 2021
H
Passed Second House
May 17, 2021
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1443
May 17, 2021
S
Third Reading Passed
April 7, 2021
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 30, 2021
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare
March 30, 2021
H
Engrossed
March 30, 2021
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 556
March 30, 2021
H
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 555
March 30, 2021
H
Ledbetter first Substitute Offered
March 30, 2021
H
Third Reading Passed
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
Bill Calendar
Type
Date
Location
Description
Hearing
April 7, 2021
ROOM 325 **TIME CHANGE** at 11:30
Senate HLTH Hearing
Hearing
February 10, 2021
Room 200 ***Please contact mikelann.auburtin@alhouse.gov to requ at 07:00