AB346

AB346

Establishes Provisions Governing the Prescribing, Dispensing and Administering of Medication Designed to End the Life of a Patient. (BDR 40-600)

AN ACT relating to health care; revising provisions concerning medical certificates of death of persons who self-administer a medication that is designed to end the life of the person; authorizing a physician or advanced practice registered nurse to prescribe a medication that is designed to end the life of a patient under certain circumstances; prohibiting persons other than a patient from administering a medication that is designed to end the life of the patient; imposing requirements relating to the medical records of a patient who requests a medication that is designed to end the life of the patient; providing immunity to certain providers of health care and health care facilities for certain actions relating to prescribing or dispensing a medication that is designed to end the life of a patient; authorizing the owner or operator of a health care facility to prohibit the provision of certain services relating to a medication that is designed to end the life of a patient; prohibiting a person from including certain provisions in a will, contract, agreement or policy of life insurance; prohibiting certain actions on a policy of life insurance because the insured requested or revoked a request for a medication that is designed to end the life of the insured; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsors

JDJoe DaliaCurrent official profile · historical bill record belowD · HD-029 · Rep

DGDanielle GallantCurrent official profile · historical bill record belowR · HD-023 · Rep

EFEdgar FloresCurrent official profile · historical bill record belowD · SD-002 · Sen

Legislative History

1. 2025-03-03

   Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

2. 2025-03-03

   Action of referral rescinded.

3. 2025-03-03

   Rereferred to Select Committee on End-of-Life Care.

4. 2025-03-03

   To printer.

5. 2025-03-04

   From printer. To committee.

6. 2025-04-10

   From committee: Do pass.

7. 2025-04-14

   Read second time.

8. 2025-04-14

   Taken from General File.

9. 2025-04-14

   Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.

10. 2025-04-15

    Taken from Chief Clerk's desk.

11. 2025-04-15

    Placed on General File.

12. 2025-04-15

    Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 313.) To printer.

13. 2025-04-16

    From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

14. 2025-04-16

    Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

15. 2025-04-17

    Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 23, Nays: 19.) To Senate.

16. 2025-04-18

    In Senate.

17. 2025-04-23

    Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.

18. 2025-05-17

    (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3, no further action allowed.)

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Bill Text & Documents

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0000-00-00 · Introduced View source document ↗

0000-00-00 · Amended View source document ↗