Patient-directed Medical Orders
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HB 353 — Patient-directed Medical Orders
Last action — Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Patient-directed Medical Orders; Provides purpose & requirements for patient-directed medical orders; authorizes use of telehealth; requires that certain health care services be provided to principal regardless of decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures.
Bill Text
- Introduced H 353 Filed Current pdf
AI-generated reading aid from the bill's amendatory text — verify against the official bill.
The bill establishes the concept of patient-directed medical orders and clarifies the legal protections for healthcare providers regarding the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures.
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765.101
none→ "Patient-directed medical order" means a medical order created by the principal in collaboration with a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse registered under s. 464.0123 which is portable across health care settings and accessible in a volunteer, online registry.Defines a new medical order that allows patients to have a say in their treatment preferences.
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765.102
Palliative care may must include:→ Palliative care must include:Clarifies the requirement for palliative care to ensure specific actions are taken.
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765.102
orders not to resuscitate executed pursuant to s. 401.45, and patient-directed medical orders executed pursuant to s. 765.3041 will be respected regardless of the location of care.→ orders not to resuscitate executed pursuant to s. 401.45, and patient-directed medical orders executed pursuant to s. 765.3041 will be respected regardless of the location of care.Affirms that certain orders will be honored in all care settings.
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765.3041
none→ A patient-directed medical order may be executed in advance to direct the actions of health care providers and health care facilities.Introduces a formal process for creating patient-directed medical orders.
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765.3041
none→ Regardless of the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures, necessary health care services must be provided for the care and comfort of the principal or to alleviate pain.Ensures that patients receive essential care regardless of their end-of-life decisions.
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395.1041
nor be considered to have engaged in negligent or unprofessional conduct, for withholding or withdrawing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other life-prolonging procedures pursuant to such orders an order.→ and shall not be considered to have engaged in negligent or unprofessional conduct for withholding or withdrawing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other life-prolonging procedures pursuant to such orders.Clarifies the legal protections for hospital personnel regarding end-of-life decision-making.
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400.142
none→ if presented with an order not to resuscitate executed pursuant to s. 401.45 or a patient-directed medical order executed pursuant to s. 765.3041.Allows facility staff to act in accordance with patient-directed medical orders.
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400.487
none→ which provides for the execution of patient-directed medical orders in accordance with s. 765.3041.Mandates that the execution of patient-directed medical orders be recognized.
Action History
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Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
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Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
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Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
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Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Michelle Salzman · Cosponsor
- Susan Plasencia · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Plasencia, Susan Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Salzman, Michelle Republican
Not signed on (162)
162 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 353 do?
- Patient-directed Medical Orders; Provides purpose & requirements for patient-directed medical orders; authorizes use of telehealth; requires that certain health care services be provided to principal regardless of decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures.
- Who sponsors HB 353?
- HB 353 is sponsored by Salzman, Michelle (Republican) and Plasencia, Susan (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 353?
- This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 353?
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