BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 55
Author: Wolk (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
SUBJECT : Health Care Decisions Week
SOURCE : California Coalition for Compassionate Care
DIGEST : This resolution recognizes the week of October
25 through October 31, 2009, as Health Care Decisions Week
in California, and encourages all Californians to think,
and talk with loved ones, about their wishes for medical
care.
ANALYSIS : Health care planning is a process, rather than
a single decision, that helps people think about the kind
of care they would want if they become seriously ill or
incapacitated, encourages them to talk with their loved
ones and doctors, and assists them in writing down their
wishes. Advance directives give people the ability to
document their wishes and identify the person to speak for
them should they become unable to speak for themselves. A
Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form
complements an advance directive by taking an individual's
wishes regarding life-sustaining treatment and turning
those wishes into a medical order.
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The California Coalition for Compassionate Care and more
than 100 of the coalition's members representing health
care providers, consumers, regulators, and local coalitions
have joined together to sponsor a weeklong focus on health
care decisions.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/3/09)
California Coalition for Compassionate Care (source)
DLW:nl 9/3/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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