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Regular Session 1989-1990
House Bill 1586


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 31, 1989 [House]
Printer's No.:
Printer's No. Text (H) Amendments (S) Amendments (H) Fiscal Note (S) Fiscal Note Actuarial Note
1917*
1865
* denotes current Printer's Number