Nora Campos
- Democratic
Author
Existing law defines a request regarding resuscitative measures to mean a written document, signed by an individual, as specified, and the physician, that directs a health care provider regarding resuscitative measures, and includes a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form (POLST form) . Existing law requires a physician to treat a patient in accordance with the POLST form and specifies the criteria for creation of a POLST form, including that the form be completed by a health care provider based on patient preferences and medical indications, and signed by a physician and the patient or his or her legally recognized health care decisionmaker. This bill would authorize the signature of a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant acting under the supervision of the physician and within the scope of practice authorized by law to create a valid POLST form.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 217, Statutes of 2015.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 2. Page 1784.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 10).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 968.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
Read first time. To print.
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| AB637 | HTML |
| 02/24/15 - Introduced | |
| 07/08/15 - Enrolled | |
| 08/17/15 - Chaptered |
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