2SHB 2166: Increasing access to portable orders for life-sustaining treatment.

What this bill does

Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to establish guidelines and protocols for emergency medical personnel to recognize alternative evidence that a person has executed a Portable Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form and that the person does not wish to have resuscitation efforts. Requires the DOH to establish and maintain a statewide registry containing POLST forms submitted by Washington residents.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2024
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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