Reference is to Printer's Date 3/9/16-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking Section 44-66-30(A)(11), as contained in SECTION 1, and inserting:
/ (11) a health care professional who must not be employed by the health care provider and must be selected by the health care provider's ethics committee; however, if the health care provider does not have an ethics committee, the health care provider's chief medical officer shall designate a representative. /
Amend the bill further, by striking Section 44-66-30(B)(1), as contained in SECTION 1, and inserting:
/ (B)(1) A health care professional serving as the decision maker pursuant to subsection (A)(11) must be notified that, upon request, the health care provider shall make available a physician, not involved in the patient's care, to assist the health care professional in evaluating treatment options. A decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures must be reviewed by the health care provider's chief medical officer or his designee. A person serving as a decision maker pursuant to subsection (A)(11) shall serve as the decision maker for the patient for the entire time the patient is being cared for at the health care provider's facility. However, if a person authorized to make health care decisions for a patient pursuant to subsections (A)(1) through (A)(10) is identified after selection of a health care professional pursuant to subsection (A)(11) and that other person agrees to make health care decisions for the patient, the health care professional is no longer authorized to make health care decisions for the patient, and the identified person is authorized to and must make health care decisions for the patient as provided in subsection (A). /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.