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H07122022 Regular Session

Adds to existing law to implement the Crisis Standards of Care Act.

CRISIS STANDARDS OF CARE ACT -- Adds to existing law to implement the Crisis Standards of Care Act.

CRISIS STANDARDS OF CARE ACT

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

This legislation charges the Department of Health and Welfare with the responsibility of limiting the duration and scope of operating in crisis standards of vcare, and developing long-term capacity strategies to reasonably prepare for future surges in healthcare demand. It asserts that all existing patient rights shall be honored under crisis standards of care. It requires both the facility requesting crisis standards of care and the Department to make reports that include mitigation plans for limiting the scope and duration of crisis standards of care.

LATEST ACTION

Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

BILL INFO

Session
2022
Chamber
house
Status date
Mar 1, 2022

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