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MO HB439
Bill
Status
2/8/2011
Primary Sponsor
Michael Corcoran
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Outside the Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Act" governing do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders issued outside hospital settings by attending physicians
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Allows emergency medical services personnel to withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when presented with an outside the hospital DNR identification, driver's license indicating a DNR order, or written DNR order, unless the patient or representative requests resuscitation
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Provides liability protection for physicians, emergency medical services personnel, and health care facilities that comply with DNR orders in good faith or provide CPR at patient request
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Permits applicants with an outside the hospital DNR order to present their DNR identification to the director of revenue to have a standardized symbol placed on their driver's license documenting the order
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Requires individuals who revoke their DNR order to contact the department of revenue to have the DNR symbol removed from their license
Legislative Description
Allows an individual to have an outside the hospital do-not-resuscitate order documented with a symbol placed on his or her driver's license to indicate the existence of the order
Last Action
Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
4/12/2011