HB4320 S JUD AMT #1 3-5

Schindzielorz  7892

The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4320—A Bill to amend and reenact §16-30-2, §16-30-14, and §16-30-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §16-30C-14 of said code; to amend and reenact said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-30D-1, §16-30D-2, and §16-30D-3; to amend and reenact §30-3-14 of this code; and to amend and reenact §30-3A-2 of said code, all relating to medically-assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing; clarifying legislative intent; clarifying that certain acts in accordance with West Virginia Health Care Decisions Act and Do Not Resuscitate Act do not constitute murder, medically-assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing; prohibiting licensed medical professionals in West Virginia from performing or assisting in practice of medically-assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of a human; clarifying inapplicability to certain acts while patient’s condition follows natural course; defining terms; providing for disciplinary action against licensed medical professional who knowingly and willfully performs or assists in practice of medically-assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing; providing criminal penalties; clarifying that a physician who exceeds average dosage of a pain relieving controlled substance under certain circumstances does not violate prohibition against medically-assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of a human; and clarifying that prescriber who satisfies certain criteria for management of pain is not subject to disciplinary sanctions or criminal punishment relating to medically-assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing.

Adopted

Rejected