Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Bill would let patients verbally name a ‘trusted decision maker’ in medical chart when they still have capacity
Summary
House Bill 825 would allow a clinician to record a patient's verbal designation of a 'trusted decision maker' in the medical record when the patient still has capacity, creating another pathway for surrogate decision making when formal advance directives or durable powers of attorney are not in place.
Representative Melody Cunningham (House District 97) introduced House Bill 825, which would allow patients to verbally designate a “trusted decision maker” to be recorded in the medical chart by a clinician. The designation would persist until the patient completes an advance directive or durable power of attorney or replaces the trusted decision maker.
Cunningham and supporting witnesses described the change as…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
