Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Person is presumed to have directed health care providers to sustain life; provide as matter of law.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B | |
| 2 | 01/30 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Nunnelee
Code Sections: A 041-0041-0205, A 041-0041-0209, A 041-0039-0015, A 041-0041-0003, A 041-0041-0007
Title: AN ACT RELATING TO THE WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWAL OF NUTRITION OR HYDRATION FROM INCOMPETENT PERSONS; TO CODIFY SECTION 41-41-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO BE CITED AS THE "STARVATION AND DEHYDRATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PREVENTION ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT AN INCOMPETENT PERSON IS PRESUMED TO HAVE DIRECTED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY NUTRITION AND HYDRATION TO SUSTAIN LIFE; TO PROHIBIT A COURT, PROXY OR SURROGATE FROM WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWING NUTRITION OR HYDRATION EXCEPT UNDER SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THAT SAID PRESUMPTION IS INAPPLICABLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-41-205, 41-41-209, 41-39-15, 41-41-3 AND 41-41-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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