Bill Title: Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that facilities licensed under the Act must offer to provide POLST-appropriate residents or their representatives an opportunity to execute the Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form within specified time periods. Defines "POLST-appropriate resident". Requires that the offer to provide the form shall be made by a facility staff member or community partner who is able to discuss and prepare the form in accordance with institutional policy or by a qualified health care practitioner. Provides that the execution of a Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form shall not be a requirement for admission to any facility or a precondition to the provision of services by any provider of health care services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
[HB5048 Detail]
Bill Drafts
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| Engrossed | 2022-02-22 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2022-01-26 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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