118th Congress Health
H.R. 6344: Simon Crosier Act
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Summary
This bill requires hospitals and other health care providers, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, to have certain written policies and procedures in place that limit the implementation of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders for unemancipated minors in accordance with specified criteria.
Among other provisions, such policies and procedures must (1) require the informed consent of at least one parent and a reasonable attempt to contact the other parent before instituting a DNR order, (2) allow either parent to refuse to consent to a DNR order, and (3) allow a parent to transfer a minor to another facility after being informed of an intent to institute a DNR order.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Robert Aderholt R-ALOriginal
- Stephanie Bice R-OKOriginal
- Brian Babin R-TXOriginal
- Mike Bost R-ILOriginal
- Jim Banks R-INOriginal
- Jeff Duncan R-SCOriginal
- Ron Estes R-KSOriginal
- Russ Fulcher R-IDOriginal
- Doug Lamborn R-COOriginal
- Julia Letlow R-LAOriginal
- Tracey Mann R-KSOriginal
- Mary Miller R-ILOriginal
- Blake Moore R-UTOriginal
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IAOriginal
- Matthew Rosendale R-MTOriginal
- David Rouzer R-NCOriginal
- Pete Sessions R-TXOriginal
- Christopher Smith R-NJOriginal
- Elise Stefanik R-NYOriginal
- David Valadao R-CAOriginal
- Beth Van Duyne R-TXOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Jacob LaTurner.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.