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Committee approves amendment and advances bill clarifying informed-consent order among caregivers
Summary
The Senate Human Services Committee approved an amendment and then gave a unanimous do-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 2297, which reorganizes the order of decision-makers for medical consent involving incapacitated individuals and minors and clarifies who may act absent a court order.
The Senate Human Services Committee on a unanimous vote approved an amendment to Senate Bill 2297 and then recommended the amended bill for passage, 6-0.
Committee discussion focused on clarifying the order of individuals authorized to provide informed consent for incapacitated adults and minors and ensuring that parents and primary caregivers are included in the…
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