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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 560

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Relating to: allowing do-not-resuscitate necklaces or pendants and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

Death Health services, department of — Health

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill adds do-not-resuscitate necklaces or pendants that meet certain

requirements to the types of standardized do-not-resuscitate jewelry that a person

may wear to signify that the person is a qualified patient who has obtained a

do-not-resuscitate order from a physician and that the order has not been revoked.

Under current law, the only type of do-not-resuscitate jewelry allowed for qualifying

patients is a do-not-resuscitate bracelet meeting certain criteria.

The bill also requires the Department of Health Services to establish rules for

a uniform standard for the size, color, and design of all do-not-resuscitate necklaces

and pendants, but as under current law for do-not-resuscitate bracelets, the

department may also approve a do-not-resuscitate necklace or pendant developed

and distributed by a commercial vendor if certain requirements are met.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Gannon (R) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kolste (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Macco (R) , Mason (D) , Mursau (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D)

1 cosponsors

Carpenter (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Loudenbeck, Anderson, Berceau, Considine, Crowley, Gannon, Hesselbein, Kolste, Macco, Mason, Mursau, Ohnstad, Pope, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senator Carpenter

  2. Oct 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1