Maine LD712: An Act to Clarify the Relationship Between Palliative Care Physicians and Hospital Physicians

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An Act to Clarify the Relationship Between Palliative Care Physicians and Hospital Physicians Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico. Cosponsored by Senator BRADSTREET of Kennebec and Representatives: BAGSHAW of Windham, FREDERICKS of Sanford, GRIFFIN of Levant, HALL of Wilton, LAVIGNE of Berwick, LYMAN of Livermore Falls, OLSEN of Raymond, SOBOLESKI of Phillips…

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An Act to Clarify the Relationship Between Palliative Care Physicians and Hospital Physicians Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico. Cosponsored by Senator BRADSTREET of Kennebec and Representatives: BAGSHAW of Windham, FREDERICKS of Sanford, GRIFFIN of Levant, HALL of Wilton, LAVIGNE of Berwick, LYMAN of Livermore Falls, OLSEN of Raymond, SOBOLESKI of Phillips. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1726, sub-§5, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 203, §2, is amended to read: C. Make recommendations to improve palliative care and the quality of life of persons with serious illnesses, including recommendations to require hospitals treating patients under the care of a palliative care physician to defer to the palliative care physician and the patient when making treatment decisions; and Sec. 2. Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council recommendations related to patients under care of palliative care physician. The Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council, as established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12004‐I, subsection 47‐I and referred to in …

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