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MO SB122
Bill
AI Summary
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Department of Health and Senior Services must contract with a third party to establish a secure online "Advance Health Care Directive Registry" where adults can store living wills, powers of attorney for health care, do-not-resuscitate orders, and anatomical gift declarations
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Documents must be submitted electronically through licensed health care providers or attorneys, signed with a unique identifier (social security number, driver's license, or government-issued ID), with a filing fee not exceeding $10
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Registry data remains confidential and exempt from Missouri's open records law (Chapter 610), with access limited to physicians, licensed health care providers, the declarant, and their legal representative or designee
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Contracting third party must annually remind registry users which documents they have registered
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Failure to register a document or notify the registry of a revocation does not affect the legal validity of the directive or revocation
Legislative Description
Establishes a Health Care Directives Registry
Last Action
Hearing Conducted H Health and Mental Health Policy Committee
4/21/2015