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Senate advances bill to make remote witnessing and electronic signatures permanent for advance directives, clarifies Ulysses clause rules
Summary
After a lengthy committee report and floor exchanges, the Senate ordered third reading of H.469, which would permanently allow remote witnessing, remote explanation and electronic signatures for advance directives and sets an in-person requirement for initial Ulysses clause execution.
The Senate ordered third reading of H.469 after a detailed committee report from the senator representing Chittenden Southeast (Speaker 2). The bill would make remote witnessing, remote explanation and digital signatures for advance directives permanent — changes first introduced as temporary measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Everyone has the right to make their own healthcare decisions, and an advanced directive ensures that end-of-life and critical healthcare decisions…
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