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HB1432: relative to the intent of living wills.

Citation
2008 HB1432
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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
HOUSE Judiciary
Hearing
02/12/2008 at 10:00 AM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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HB 1432 – AS INTRODUCED

2008 SESSION

08-2154

01/04

HOUSE BILL 1432

AN ACT relative to the intent of living wills.

SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Villeneuve, Hills 18; Rep. N. Elliott, Hills 19

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the intent of living wills.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

08-2154

01/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT relative to the intent of living wills.

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

1 Intent of Advance Directives; Living Wills. Amend RSA 137-J:2, XIV to read as follows:

XIV. “Living will” means a directive which, when duly executed, contains the express direction [that no] as to what life-sustaining treatment will be given when the person executing said directive has been diagnosed and certified in writing by the attending physician or ARNP to be near death or permanently unconscious, without hope of recovery from such condition and is unable to actively participate in the decision-making process.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.