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Senate circles bill that would shift presumption in medical-neglect disputes
Summary
Senator Thomas’ fourth-substitute SB 90, which would place an initial presumption in favor of parents making medical decisions for children and outline a DCFS/AG process to 'flip' that presumption, was debated and circled for further amendment.
Senator Thomas presented fourth substitute Senate Bill 90 on Feb. 10, 2004, explaining that the bill ‘‘puts a basically presumption in favor of the parents’’ when disputes arise over medical treatment for children and describing the process by which the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) would investigate and the attorney general would seek court authority to reverse that presumption.
Thomas told the Senate that after…
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