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NJ A627
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Sean Kean
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AI Summary
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Amends the New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act (P.L.1991, c.201) to add religious beliefs as a factor in healthcare decision-making for incapacitated patients
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Requires health care representatives to make decisions both in the patient's best interests and in accordance with the patient's religious beliefs when the patient's specific wishes cannot be adequately determined
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Maintains existing requirements that health care representatives act in good faith and attempt to make decisions the patient would have made if capable
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
Requires health care representative to make health care decisions for incapacitated patient in accordance with patient's religious beliefs.
Health
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
1/9/2024