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House Bill 359

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Last Action	to Judiciary (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to a medical order for scope of treatment.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	1406
Sponsors	D. Watkins, T. Burch, M. Marzian, S. Westrom
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 311.621 to define "medical order for scope of treatment"; create a new section of KRS 311.621 to 311.643 to permit the completion of a medical order for scope of treatment directing medical interventions; require the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to promulgate administrative regulations to develop a standardized medical order for scope of treatment form; list the required contents of the standardized medical order for scope of treatment; amend KRS 311.623, 311.633, and 311.637 to add the medical order for scope of treatment.
Index Headings of Original Version	Deaths - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Emergency Medical Services - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Health and Medical Services - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Nurses - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Physicians and Practitioners - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Aged Persons and Aging - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions
Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/13/13	introduced in House
02/14/13	to Health & Welfare (H)
02/19/13	posted in committee
02/21/13	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/22/13	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2013
02/26/13	3rd reading, passed 69-24 with Committee Substitute
02/27/13	received in Senate
03/04/13	to Judiciary (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Amend provisions of the bill related to surrogates and responsible parties and when fluids and nutrition decisions are made.
Index Headings	Deaths - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Emergency Medical Services - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Health and Medical Services - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Nurses - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Physicians and Practitioners - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions Aged Persons and Aging - Medical order for scope of treatment, permit to direct medical interventions

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