Year: 2018
Resolution Number: 15
Action Taken: Disapproved
Status:
Author(s): Joshua D. Donkin, Mason Geno, Brent Oldham, David L. Schoenfeld, Manraj S. Sekhon, and Paul Zeller
Sponsor: David Schoenfeld
On behalf of: Medical Student Section
Committee: B (Legislation)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS supports legislation that grants autonomy to the attending physician to appoint a health care surrogate decision maker according to an established legal hierarchy when a patient is rendered incapacitated, similar to the existing framework for court appointed guardianship; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS supports the expansion of the health care surrogate decision-making hierarchy to include individuals without familial relations who understand the patient™s wishes and values.
RESOLVED: That MSMS supports legislation that grants autonomy to the attending physician to appoint a health care surrogate decision maker according to an established legal hierarchy when a patient is rendered incapacitated, similar to the existing framework for court appointed guardianship; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS supports the expansion of the health care surrogate decision-making hierarchy to include individuals without familial relations who understand the patient™s wishes and values.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Health Care Surrogate Decision-Making
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