SB 206 (2019) -  Physician Orders for Life-sustaining Treatment

General Bill by Brandes
Physician Orders for Life-sustaining Treatment: Establishing the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Program within the Department of Health for specified purposes; specifying which document takes precedence when directives in POLST forms conflict with other advance directives; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, by a specified date, to establish and maintain a clearinghouse for compassionate and palliative care plans consisting of a database accessible to health care providers and facilities and other authorized individuals; authorizing specified personnel to withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation if presented with a POLST form that contains an order not to resuscitate the patient, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Health Policy on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 208 Subject: Public Records/Clearinghouse for Compassionate and Palliative Care Plans Relationship: Linked

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Policy Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 47 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 48 Time: 01/10/2019 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/21/2018 - 9:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
400.142
400.487 CS/CS/CS/HB 821
400.605 CS/SB 184, CS/HB 7019
400.6095 CS/SB 184, CS/HB 7019
401.35 HB 931, SB 1182
401.45
401.451
408.064
429.255 CS/SB 184, CS/CS/HB 1349, CS/SB 1592, CS/HB 7019
429.73 CS/SB 184, CS/HB 7019
456.072 HB 733, CS/CS/CS/HB 821, SB 896, SB 948, HB 991, CS/SB 1052, SB 1090, CS/CS/HB 1171, HB 1317, SB 1790
765.205