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GA HB1157
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/21/2014
Primary Sponsor
Sharon Beasley-Teague
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 31-32-8 to require health care providers to present a standardized written notice titled "Health Care Agent Responsibilities" to any person identifying themselves as a health care agent for a patient under the provider's care
- The required notice informs the health care agent that they have authority to make health care decisions when the patient is unable to communicate, including admitting or discharging from facilities, consenting to or withdrawing treatment, and contracting for health care services
- The notice clarifies that the health care agent serves as the patient's personal representative under federal and state medical privacy laws, including HIPAA, with full access to medical records
- The notice specifies that the agent may accompany the patient in an ambulance (if protocol permits), visit the patient in health care facilities, and present a copy of the advance directive with the same legal effect as the original
- The notice instructs the agent to base health care decisions on past conversations, the patient's stated treatment preferences, religious beliefs, and values — and if the patient's wishes remain unclear, to act in the patient's best interest considering benefits, burdens, and risks
Legislative Description
Health care providers; provide each person identifying himself or herself as a health care agent with a certain notice
Last Action
House Hopper
3/21/2014
Full Bill Text
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