HB224 Summary

• Prohibits health care facilities and professionals from instituting a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) order for a qualified minor without written or oral consent from at least one parent or representative, except under specific circumstances.

• Requires reasonable attempts to inform one or both parents of a DNAR order decision, with documentation of the information provision and notification attempts recorded in the minor's medical record.

• Allows a minor's representative to refuse consent for a DNAR order either in writing or orally, with any refusal recorded in the medical record; no DNAR order can be implemented if consent has been timely refused unless later consented to or ordered by court.

• Establishes a court petition process allowing parents, representatives, or health care providers to resolve conflicts regarding DNAR orders, with a presumption favoring provision of cardiopulmonary resuscitation pending final court determination.

• Requires health care facilities and physicians to disclose in writing, upon request, any policies relating to Pediatric Palliative and End of Life (PPEL) orders, DNAR orders, or life-sustaining measures; becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval.