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6.
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date:
04/02/2015
Subject:
Assembly Bill 637 - Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment
Submitted For:
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Department:
County Administrator
Referral No.:
2015-05
Referral Name:
Assembly Bill 637 - Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment
Presenter:
L. DeLaney
Contact:
L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097
Information
Referral History:
This bill was referred to the Legislation Committee by Contra Costa Health Services Director William Walker, M.D.
Referral Update:
AB 637 (Campos) seeks to authorize the signature of a nurse practitioner or physician assistant acting under the supervision of the physician and within the scope of practice authorized by law to create a valid Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form (POLST form).
Existing law defines a request regarding resuscitative measures to mean a written document, signed by an individual, as specified, and the physician, that directs a health care provider regarding resuscitative measures, and includes a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form (POLST form). Existing law requires a physician to treat a patient in accordance with the POLST form and specifies the criteria for creation of a POLST form, including that the form be completed by a health care provider based on patient preferences and medical indications, and signed by a physician and the patient or his or her legally recognized health care decision-maker.
This bill would authorize the signature of a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant acting under the supervision of the physician and within the scope of practice authorized by law to create a valid POLST form.
(See bill text in attachment.)
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER recommending a position of "Support" to the Board of Supervisors for AB 637 (Campos) Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment.
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