SB470 S JUD AMT #1 2-17

Schindzielorz  7892

The Committee on the 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 Senate Bill 470—A Bill to amend and reenact §16-30-3, §16-30-4, §16-30-5, §16-30-10, §16-30-13, §16-30-19, §16-30-21, and §16-30-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §16-30C-5 of said code, all relating to health care decisions; defining terms; renaming the physician orders for scope of treatment as portable orders for scope of treatment and indicating that advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants may complete them within their scope of practice; revising forms of a living will, medical power of attorney, and combined medical power of attorney and living will; removing availability of living will and combined medical power of attorney and living will for persistent vegetative state; providing clarifying language regarding the effect of signing a living will; providing clarifying language in living will that oral food and fluids must be provided as desired and tolerated; providing reciprocity for portable orders for scope of treatment or similar medical orders validly executed in another state; providing that forms executed prior to effective date of this bill remain in full force and effect; and providing for effective date.

Adopted

Rejected