VA SB930 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-01-26 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Health care; decision making; end of life; penalties. Health care; decision making; end of life; penalties. Allows an adult diagnosed with a terminal condition to request and an attending health care provider to prescribe a self-administered controlled substance for the purpose of ending the patient's life in a humane and dignified manner. The bill requires that a patient's request for a self-administered controlled substance to end his life must be given orally on two occasions and in writing, signed by the patient and one witness, and that the patient be given an express opportunity to rescind his request at any time. The bill makes it a Class 2 felony (i) to willfully and deliberately alter, forge, conceal, or destroy a patient's request, or rescission of request, for a self-administered controlled substance to end his life with the intent and effect of causing the patient's death; (ii) to coerce, intimidate, or exert undue influence on a patient to request a self-administered controlled substance for the purpose of ending his life or to destroy the patient's rescission of such request with the intent and effect of causing the patient's death; or (iii) to coerce, intimidate, or exert undue influence on a patient to forgo a self-administered controlled substance for the purpose of ending the patient's life. The bill also grants immunity from civil or criminal liability and professional disciplinary action to any person who complies with the provisions of the bill and allows health care providers to refuse to participate in the provision of a self-administered controlled substance to a patient for the purpose of ending the patient's life.

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Title

Health care; decision making, end of life, penalties.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-01-26SenatePassed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
2023-01-17SenateAssigned Education sub: Health Professions
2023-01-06SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-01-06SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101664D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412999(n/a)See Bill Text
5412999.9(n/a)See Bill Text
801622.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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