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HB370: relative to withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.

Citation
2007 HB370
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Bill details

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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
HOUSE Judiciary
Hearing
02/16/2007 at 02:00 PM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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HB 370 – AS INTRODUCED

2007 SESSION

07-0082

01/04

HOUSE BILL 370

AN ACT relative to withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.

SPONSORS: Rep. Mooney, Hills 19; Rep. Rowe, Hills 6; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Kenney, Dist 3

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the withholding or withdrawing of medically administered nutrition and hydration or life-sustaining treatment from a mentally incompetent or developmentally disabled person.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

07-0082

01/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment. Amend RSA 137-J:10, IV(b) to read as follows:

(b) The withholding or withdrawing of medically administered nutrition and hydration or life-sustaining treatment from a mentally incompetent or developmentally disabled person, unless such person has a validly executed advance directive or such action is authorized by an existing guardianship or other court order[, or such action is taken in accordance with the facility's standard protocol as applicable to its general patient population].

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.