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IA HF2562
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Health And Human Services
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AI Summary
- Establishes a legal framework for care facility placement decisions when an adult patient cannot consent and has no authorized representative (guardian, conservator, or power of attorney) available
- Allows a licensed physician to certify in medical records that a patient is unable to consent, no authorized representative has been located despite good-faith efforts, and discharge/transfer is in the patient's best interests
- Creates a priority hierarchy for "persons authorized to consent" on behalf of incapacitated patients: spouse first, then adult children (majority agreement required if multiple), then parents, then adult siblings
- Authorizes the consenting person to make placement decisions, assist with health insurance or public assistance applications (Medicaid, Medicare, VA benefits), and access limited patient information as necessary
- Requires the person authorized to consent to act in good faith while considering the patient's known wishes, rights, and best interests
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to care facility placement decisions for certain adults. (Formerly HSB 653.)
Last Action
Read first time, attached to SF 2423. S.J. 423.
3/2/2026
Full Bill Text
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