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AL HB574
Bill
Status
5/4/2016
Primary Sponsor
Mac McCutcheon
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 22-8-4 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to expand health care decision-making authority for minors age 14 or older, high school graduates, married minors, divorced minors, or pregnant minors.
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Authorizes qualifying minors to execute a durable power of attorney designating an individual to make health care decisions on their behalf if, in their attending physician's opinion, the minor is no longer able to give directions to health care providers.
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Authorizes qualifying minors to execute a living will, a living will with a health care proxy designation, or an advanced health care directive as provided in Chapter 8A of Title 22.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor, or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Minors, health services, cert. minors auth. to execute power of attorney for cert. health care purposes and advanced health care directives. Sec. 22-8-4 am'd.
Health
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
5/4/2016