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Regular Session 1987-1988
Senate Bill 210


Short Title:
An Act facilitating medical treatment decisionmaking by establishing a procedure whereby a person may execute in advance a written declaration indicating to a physician the person's desire for a physician to initiate, continue, withhold or withdraw certain medical treatment in the event the person suffers a terminal illness or injury and is incompetent; requiring in certain cases the provision of nutrition and hydration; and providing penalties.
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Last Action:
Referred to HEALTH AND WELFARE, May 4, 1987 [House]
Printer's No.:
Printer's No. Text (H) Amendments (S) Amendments (H) Fiscal Note (S) Fiscal Note Actuarial Note
859*
219
* denotes current Printer's Number