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SB290: Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.
Chief Patron
Sen.
George Barker (D-)
George Barker
(D-)
Served: 2008–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/27/2008: signed by governor
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Summary
Advance Health Care Directive Registry; creation. Requires the Department of Health to create and maintain a secure online central registry for advance health care directives. The registry shall be accessible to health care providers licensed by the Board, through a site maintained by the Department of Health.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/24/2008, 01/24/2008, 01/25/2008, 01/28/2008, 01/29/2008, 01/29/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/21/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/25/2008, 02/29/2008 and 03/11/2008.
Identical Bills
The following bills are identical to this one: HB805
Introduced: 2008-01-08
Status: signed by governor
Poll Results
25 votes
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Comments
This will help increase cadaver organ donation by people who have signed up to be donors but whose family is not available to give consent in time for donation I think. Organ donors who have advance health care directives say so in the directive and transplant coordinators should be able to use the availability of this binding document to adhere to the wishes of deceased donors I think. Any lawyers who think it won't do this, please correct me, I am not a lawyer.
That's a good point, Alison - decisions about organ donation would certainly be able to be made quicker if an advance medical directive was pre-filed. Yet another reason why this bill is a Good Thing.
One aspect of this bill that might not be immediately apparent from reading the language is that it's a part of Englin's ongoing strategy to expand the rights of same-sex couples.
"Old Town Lurker,"
This is only true in that advance medical directive registries help everyone, and gay folk are included in that definition of everyone. I would assert that the single demographic with the most to stand to gain from passage of this bill is the elderly.
Old town lurker, you would rather people die from organ failure than let same sex couples visit each other in the hospital???? WWJD?