KY HB282 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-21 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-21 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to require that a parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor be informed of an intent to withhold life-prolonging treatment before an order is instituted; permit a parent or legal guardian to refuse consent for an order to withhold life-prolonging treatment; permits either parent to petition the Circuit Court if they disagree; require a health care facility or physician to disclose a policy relating to life-prolonging treatment upon request.
Title
AN ACT relating to life-prolonging treatment for unemancipated minors.
Sponsors
Rep. Nancy Tate [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-01-21 | House | to Judiciary (H) |
2020-01-16 | House | introduced in House |
Subjects
Children and Minors
Courts, District
Deaths
Health and Medical Services
Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Parental Rights
Physicians and Practitioners
Courts, District
Deaths
Health and Medical Services
Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Parental Rights
Physicians and Practitioners
Kentucky State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb282.html |
Text | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb282/orig_bill.pdf |