2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                       A AB173 R1 716

Amendment No. 716

 

Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 173  First Reprint                                                (BDR 40‑437)

Proposed by: Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:               Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

Adoption of this amendment will MAINTAIN a 2/3s majority vote requirement for final passage of AB173 R1 (§ 9).

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend sec. 5, page 2, by deleting line 26 and inserting:

     “4.  The parent or legal”.

     Amend sec. 5, page 2, by deleting lines 40 through 42.

     Amend sec. 10, pages 3 and 4, by deleting lines 47 through 49 on page 3 and lines 1 through 4 on page 4 and inserting:

     “3.  If the patient is a minor, the order is effective only if:

     (a) The parent or legal guardian of the minor has agreed to its terms, in writing; and

     (b) The minor has agreed to its terms, in writing, while he is capable of making an informed decision if, in the opinion of the attending physician, the minor is of sufficient maturity to understand the nature and effect of withholding life-resuscitating treatment.”.