Health Care Decisions Act; medically inappropriate treatment. (HB2068)

Introduced By

Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Health Care Decisions Act; medically inappropriate treatment.  Clarifies that for the purpose of determining when a physician may refuse to provide medically or ethically inappropriate treatment, medical treatment shall not be deemed medically or ethically inappropriate on the basis of a view (i) that values extending the life of a younger, nondisabled, non-terminally ill individual more than extending the life of an elderly, disabled, or terminally ill individual; or (ii) different from that of the patient, or the individual authorized to act on the patient's behalf, on the tradeoff between extending the length of the patient's life and the risk of disability. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Committee
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102690D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/21/2011Assigned HWI sub: #1
01/24/2011Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
01/24/2011Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/08/2011Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions

Comments

Bubberella writes:

How about an amendment to include consideration of whether the patient has insurance coverage?