Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB453: Establishes the "Marilyn Teitelbaum Death with Dignity Act"
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE MACKEY. 0343H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk Toamendchapters191and565,RSMo,byaddingtheretotwenty-sevennewsectionsrelating to patient-directed care at the end of life. Section A. Chapters 191 and 565, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto twentyseven new sections, to be known as sections 191.2400, 191.2405, 191.2410, 191.2415, 191.2420, 191.2425, 191.2430, 191.2435, 191.2440, 191.2445, 191.2450, 191.2455, 191.2460, 191.2465, 191.2470, 191.2475, 191.2480, 191.2485, 191.2490, 191.2495, 191.2496, 191.2500, 191.2505, 191.2510, 191.2515, 191.2520, and 565.017, to read as follows: 191.2400. Sections 191.2400 to 191.2520 shall be known and may be cited as the "Marilyn Teitelbaum Death with Dignity Act". 191.2405. As used in sections 191.2400 to 191.2520, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms (2) "Attending physician", the physician who has primary responsibility for the care of a patient and the treatment of that patient's terminal disease; (3) "Competent", in the opinion of a court or in the opinion of the patient's attending physician or consulting physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, a patient has the ability to make and communicate an informed decision to health care providers, including communication through persons familiar with the patient's manner of communicating if those persons are available; EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the …
Sponsors
- Ian Mackey (D, 099) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB453?
- HB453 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establishes the "Marilyn Teitelbaum Death with Dignity Act".
- What is the status of HB453?
- In committee as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB453?
- Ian Mackey (D, 099).
- Where is the official record for HB453?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB453&year=2025&code=R
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