HB 339 - Mental health; competent adult to control directly or indirectly mental health care decisions; provisions
Sponsored By
Committees
- HC:Judy
- SC:
Current Status
04/03/09 - House Withdrawn, RecommittedFirst Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide a means for a competent adult to control either directly through instructions written in advance or indirectly through appointing an agent to make mental health care decisions on behalf of such person according to a written psychiatric advance directive; to provide for the responsibilities and duties of physicians and other mental health care providers and agents under psychiatric advance directives; to provide a statutory psychiatric advance directive form; to provide for construction of such form; to provide for applicability; to provide for statutory construction of chapter; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Status History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 02/10/2009 | House First Readers |
| 02/11/2009 | House Second Readers |
| 03/12/2009 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 04/03/2009 | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |