Introduced by Rep. Jim Moeller (Vancouver) (D) on January 14, 2013
Provides that any provider or any facility who participate in good faith in the provision of medical care or in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in accordance with the directions contained in a specified medical order form shall be immune from legal liability, unless otherwise negligent. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 14, 2013
Substitute offered in the House on January 29, 2013
Provides immunity for health care providers and facilities following end-of-life planning declarations.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 1, 2013
Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Moeller (Vancouver) (D) on March 11, 2013
Removes the requirement that the form must be signed by the
patient in order for the immunity to apply.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 11, 2013
Amendment offered by Sen. Jamie Pedersen (Seattle) (D) on March 11, 2013
Identifies two circumstances in which the immunity for
carrying out the instructions on the form does not apply if the provider or facility knows or would know based on an examination of
its records that:
(1) The form's instructions are inconsistent with a validly executed
advance directive; or
(2) The patient has granted durable power of attorney to another
person to make medical decisions and the form was executed by
someone other than the patient or the person holding durable power
of attorney.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 11, 2013