SB 517 - Shields, Charles
Provides the requirements for seeking a surrogate to make health care decisions when the patient is incapacitated
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
1786S.02I
Title
SB 517
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
N/A
Effective Date
August 28, 2005
Current Status
SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee - 1786S.07C
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SCS/SB 517 - This act provides that no health care provider or hospital or facility shall be required to honor a health care decision made by an attorney in fact or surrogate if that decision is contrary to the provider's religious beliefs or the hospital's or facility's institutional religious-based policy. The provider or hospital or facility shall not impede the transfer of the patient to another provider or facility.
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