Bill Text: HI SB516 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB516 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-SB516-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 757

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 516

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 516, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify and standardize existing laws regarding end-of-life care and advanced directives to ensure that emergency services personnel and first responders can comply with the patient's wishes.

 

     This measure would use a standardized form called the "physician orders for life-sustaining treatment" form, to transform a person's advance directive into a medical order that would be accepted by all health care settings. 

 

     Your Committee finds that emergency services personnel are mandated by law to attempt resuscitation unless the person has a state issued comfort care only, do not resuscitate bracelet or necklace.  However, these bracelets are only issued to individuals who have a terminal condition.  Many community members mistakenly believe that their advanced health care directive or living will is enough to prevent an unwanted attempt at resuscitation by emergency responders.  Your Committee believes that this measure will help ensure that a person's end-of-life wishes are followed.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 516, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations,

 

		____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair