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Advance Care Legislative Information

Federal Level

Nelson bill S.347

• Known as the "Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2006"
• National bill to improve advance care planning
• Download the bill (PDF) from GPO Access web site
• Download a summary of the bill (PDF)
• Sample letter to send to your representative (Microsoft Word format)

Levin bill H.R.2058

• National bill to promote advance care planning
• Download the bill (PDF) from GPO Access web site
• Sample letter to send to your representative (Microsoft Word format)

Contact your representatives:

• Search Congress.org to find your local representatives

State Level

The following 13 states are the result of a law digest search that aimed to find out which states currently have legislation regarding advance care planning:

Alabama

SB493, Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Prevention Act

• Status: 02/28/06 Pending Committee action in Senate Judiciary
• ALISON (Alabama Legislative Information System Online) Search for text and status of bill

Florida

S2128, relating to withholding Nutrition or Hydration

• Status: 05/06/05 Senate, Died in Committee on Health Care

H701, relating to Artificially Provided Sustenance

• Status: 05/06/05 Senate, Died in Committee on Judiciary

Georgia

SR 1067, Prevention of the Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities; create Senate Study Committee

• Status: 03/02/06 Senate read and referred

Hawaii

SB1809, Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Prevention Act

• Text of bill
• Status of bill

Iowa

HSB302, Iowa Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Prevention Act

• As of 04/19/05 the bill is in House Government Oversight
• Search text and status at the Iowa Legislature web site

Kansas

HB2848, an act relating to health and health care; concerning nutrition and hydration of persons legally incapable of making health care decisions

• Text of bill (PDF)
• Status: 02/08/06 House referred bill to Federal and State Affairs

HB2849, concerning wards and guardians; relating to the duties and powers of guardians; concerning nutrition and hydration; amending K.S.A. 59-3051 and 59-3075 and repealing the existing sections

• Text of bill
• Status: 02/09/06 House hearing: 02/13/06

Kentucky

SB95, relating to life-sustaining medical treatment for persons with disabilities

• Text of bill
• Status of bill: 01/20/06 referred to Senate Judiciary

HB389, relating to life-sustaining medical treatment for persons with disabilities

• Text of bill
• Status of bill: 01/19/06: referred to Health and Welfare

HB501, relating to life-sustaining medical treatment for persons with disabilities

• Text of bill
• Status: 02/24/05- posted in committee; posting waived

Louisiana

HB675, Provides with respect to life-sustaining declarations

• Signed by the Governor: Act 447
• Text of Act 447

SB40, Creates the Human Dignity Act which limits death by starvation and dehydration to certain circumstances.

• Assigned to Senate Finance
• Text of bill

Minnesota

HF2450, Nutrition and hydration sufficient to sustain life presumption established

• Text of bill
• Status of bill

HF3255, Minnesota Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Prevention Act

• Text of bill
• Status of bill

SF2008, Nutrition and hydration provision presumption

• Text of bill
• Status of bill

SF2861, Minnesota Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Prevention Act

• Text of bill
• Status of bill

New Jersey

A2117, Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Prevention Act

• Text of bill
• Status of bill: 01/30/06 Introduced, referred to Assembly Human Services Committee

North Carolina

HB1175, NC Disabled Persons Protection Act

• Text of bill
• Status of bill: 4/12/2005 (H) Ref to Com on Judiciary I

South Carolina

HB4013, SC Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Prevention Act

• Text of bill
• Status of bill: 04/28/05 (H) Referred to Committee on Judiciary