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Committee adopts procedure to speed medical decisions for adults in protective custody
Summary
The committee passed HB1466 to allow the Department of Human Services to consent to emergency amputations for adults in protective custody and to create a court procedure and standard for judicial review of major medical decisions to avoid unnecessary delays, sponsors said.
HB1466, introduced with Department of Human Services counsel Gerald Sherrill and David Jones of the agency's Adult Protective Services unit, creates a procedure and a court standard for major medical decisions affecting adults in DHS protective custody.
Sherrill told the panel the bill allows DHS to consent to amputations when medically necessary to save a life and establishes…
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