HB 2784

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS ACT

By Representative(s) MOSES; Ahu Isa, Auwae, Leong, McDermott, Meyer, Morita, Pendleton, Rath, Whalen

Report Title: Advance Health Care Directive

Description: Prohibits an agent, guardian, or surrogate from consenting to or ordering physician-assisted death or withholding or withdrawing nutrition, hydration, or medication or action or inaction that would likely lead to death. Prohibits certain persons from acting as surrogates.

 1-27-          H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-31-          H Referred to the committee on HLT, and then referred         
                  jointly to the committees on JHA/CPC, referral
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