2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0566: Patient-directed Medical Orders

Legislative Summary

Revising legislative findings and intent to include palliative care for progressive illnesses; providing a purpose and requirements for a patient-directed medical order; requiring that certain health care services be provided to the principal regardless of the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures; authorizing physicians, physician assistants, and certain advanced practice registered nurses to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures under certain circumstances without penalty, etc.

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Bill History

2/10/2025
Filed
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health Policy(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/10/202541.6 KB