AB 346 — Establishes provisions governing the prescribing, dispensing and administering of medication designed to end the life of a patient. (BDR 40-600)
Last action — (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3, no further action allowed.)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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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 “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 15, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
- *AB346**AB346_R1* – 2 – LegExisting law authorizes a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal condition to refuse life-resuscitating or life-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances.
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Section 24 requires certain providers of healthn care to include certain information concerning requests and prescriptions for and the dispensing of a medication that is designed to end the life of a patient in the medical record of the patient.
Section 27 prescribes certain information that must be reported by an attending practitioner to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to a patient who has been prescribed or self-self-administered administered such aaes medication.
Section 28 requires the Division to compile an annual report concerning the implementation of the provisions of this bill authorizing a patient to request a prescription for a medication that is designed to end the life of the patient.
Sections- 27,*AB346_R1* 40– and3 43– of this bill provide that such information is otherwise confidential when reported to the Division.
that such information is otherwise Section 25 authorizes a patient, at any time, to revoke a request for a medication that is designed to end his or her life.
Sections 26 and 35 of this bill -provide *AB346*that –only 3the –patient to whom a medication that is designed to end his or her life is prescribed may administer the medication.
Section 26 establishesisestablishes or requirements for the disposal of any unused portion of the medication.
Section 33 makes certain persons exempt from professional discipline and immune from civil and criminal penalties and provides that such persons do not violate any applicable standard of care for taking actions authorized by this bill to assist a patient in acquiring a medication that is designed to end the life of the to patient.
Section 2933.3 providesof thatthis bill requires a deathperson resultingwho fromadministers theemergency self-administrationmedical ofservices to treat a prescription for a medication that is designed to end the life of a patient isas not mercy killing, provisions of this bill, and section 2 of this bill requires a deathwritten certificatedo-not-resuscitate toorder listfor the terminalpurpose condition of thewithholding patientlife-sustaining astreatment. the cause of death of the patient.
SectionsSection 133.6 and 3 of this bill providerequires thata person who administers emergency medical services who responds to a coroner,person coroner’swho deputyhas orself-administered locala healthmedication officerthat is notdesigned requiredto end his or her life to certifyindicate the“medical causeaid ofin suchdying” ain death.any report concerning the incident.
Section 33.1 of this bill makes a conforming change to include a patient who has self-administered a medication designed to end governing the withholding of life-sustaining treatment.
Section 29 provides that aions death resulting from the self-administration of a medication that is designed to end the life of a patient is not mercy killing, euthanasia, assisted suicide, suicide or homicide when done in accordance with the provisions of this bill, and section 2 of this bill requires a death certificate to list the terminal condition of the patient as the cause of death of the patient.
However, section 1.5 of this bill requires a death certificate to include a box that may be marked to indicate that a patient died from the self-administration of a medication that is designed to end the life of a patient, and section 2 requires the death certificate of such a patient to indicate that the provide that a coroner, coroner’s deputy or local health officer is not required toll certify the cause of such a death.
(1) authorizes a coroner to make an appropriate investigation after discovering that a person has self-administeredself- administered a medication designed to end the life of the person, to the extent necessary to determine the cause of the terminal condition with which the person was diagnosed;
Section 41 of thiSections 30 and 38 of this bill prohibitmakes a personconforming fromchange preventing or requiring a person to makerevise orcertain revokeinternal areferences. request for a medication that is designed to end the life of the person as a condition to receiving health care or as a condition in an agreement, contract or will.
Sections 30 and 38 of this bill prohibit a person from preventing or requiring a of the person as a condition to receiving health care or as a condition in anhe life agreement, contract or will.
However, if a patient who is diagnosed with a terminal condition requests information concerning the prescription and self-administration of a medication that is designed to end the life of the patient, section 31 requires a practitioner to provide that information or facilitate the transfer of the patient to another provider of health care.
Section 31 also provides that a pharmacist is not authorizes the owner or operator of a health care facility to requiredprohibit an employee or independent contractor of the health care facility or any person who provides services on the premises of the health care facility from providing any services relating to fillprescribing a prescriptionmedication forthat oris dispensedesigned suchto end the life of a medication.patient while acting within the scope of his or her employment or contract with the facility - *AB346_R1* – 4 – or while on the premises of the facility.
Section 3233 authorizesprohibits the owner or operator of a health care facility to prohibit an employee or independentprovider contractor of the health care facility or any person who provides services on the premises of the health care facility from providingtaking anycertain servicesactions relatingagainst toan prescribingemployee a medication that is designed to end the life of a patient while acting within the scope of his or herindependent employmentcontractor orwho: contract with the facility or while on the premises of the facility.
Section(1) 33provides prohibitsaccurate, ascientific healthinformation care facility or provider of health care from taking certain actions against an employee or concerning end-of-life care to a patient;
or (2) facilitates the prescription or self- administrationSections 34-37 of this bill make conforming changes to clarify that a practitioner or pharmacist is authorized to dispense a medication that is designed to end the life of a patient that is a controlled substance or dangerous drug and a patient may self- administer such a medication in accordance with other provisions governing medications designed to end the life of a patient.
SectionsSection 34-3739 of this bill makeprovides conforming changes to clarify that a practitionerproposed orprotected pharmacistperson isshall authorizednot tobe dispenseprotected person requested a medication that is designed to end thehis lifeor ofher alife patient that is a controlled substance or dangerousrevoked drug and a patient may self- administer such a medicationrequest. in accordance with other provisions governing medications designed to end the life of a patient.
Section 39 of this bill provides that a proposed protected person shall not be deemed to be in need of a general or special guardian solely because the proposed revoked such a request.ted a medication that is designed to end his or her life or Sections 44 and 45 of this bill prohibit insurers from conditioning life insurance benefits, group life insurance benefits or the payment of claims on whether the insured makes, fails to make or revokes a request for a medication that is designed to end the life of the insured or self-administers such a medication.
- *AB346* – 4 – Section 46 of this bill makes a conforming change to reflect this prohibition on a policy of group life insurance.
conforming change to reflect this prohibition on a W HEREAS , A mentally capable adult patient should have the right to self-determination concerning his or her health care decisions based on his or her values, beliefs or personal preferences;
now, therefore, 27- *AB346_R1* – 5 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
304 Section 1.
A coroner, coroner’s deputy or local health officer may access any records or information submitted to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 27 of this act to confirm that a patient died from self-administering a medication that is - *AB346* – 5 – designed to end the life of the patient in accordance with the provisions of sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act.
1.5.
NRS 440.350 is hereby amended to read as follows:
440.350 [The] 1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the certificate of death or of stillbirth that shall be used is the standard form approved by the United States Public Health Service.
The certificate of death must contain a box that may be marked to indicate that a patient died after self-administering a medication that is designed to end his or her life in accordance with sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act.
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2.
The medical certificate of death must be signed by the physician or advanced practice registered nurse, if any, last in attendance on the deceased, or pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, it may be signed by the attending physician’s associate physician, the chief medical officer of the hospital or institution in which the death occurred, or the pathologist who performed anantution in autopsy upon the deceased.
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and (b) Must not indicate suicide as the cause of deathdeath; or mention that the patient self-administered a medication that is designed to end the life of the patient.
and (c) Must indicate that the patient died after self-administering a medication that is designed to end his or her life through a mark in the box included in the certificate of death pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 440.350.
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“Mentally capable” means that a patient has the ability to make, communicate and understand the nature and consequences of the decision to request and self-administer a medication that is designed to end the life of the patient.
“Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health” hasmeans: the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.209.
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A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada and certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology;
2.
A psychologist licensed to practice in this State;
3.
A social worker who holds a master’s degree in social work, is licensed by the State as a clinical social worker and is employed by the Division;
4.
A registered nurse who:
(a) Is licensed to practice professional nursing in this State;
and (b) Holds a master’s degree in the field of psychiatric nursing;
and (c) Is employed by the Division;
and 5.
A clinical professional counselor licensed pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS.
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“Self-administer” or “self-administration” means the ingestion by a person of a medication that is designed to end - *AB346_R1* – 8 – his or her life as an affirmative, conscious and voluntary act.
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- *AB346* – 9 – I make this request voluntarily, free from coercion or undue influence.
4 Signed:
6 Dated:
8 Witness signature:
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(d) Refer the patient to a consulting practitioner who is qualified by reason of specialty or experience to diagnose the terminal condition of the patient for examination and receive written confirmation from that practitioner of the diagnosis and - *AB346* – 10 – prognosis of the patient and that the patient meets the requirements of subsections 3, 4 and 5 of section 17 of this act;
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A medication that is designed to end the life of a patient may only be dispensed by a registered pharmacist or by the - *AB346* – 11 – attending practitioner of the patient.
or - *AB346_R1* – 12 – (c) An agent of the patient who has been expressly identified to the pharmacist as such by the patient.
22.5.
When billing a patient or his or her insurer for services in connection with prescribing a medication that is designed to end the life of the patient, an attending practitioner may only bill the patient or his or her insurer using the appropriate coding found in the current edition of the Current Procedural Terminology published by the American Medical Association for:
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Diagnosing the patient;
and 2.
Prescribing the medication that is designed to end the life of the patient.
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- *AB346_R1* – 13 – (b) Diagnosis and opinion regarding the prognosis of the patient;
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Any provision in any contract or agreement entered into before, on or after the effective date of this act, whether written or - *AB346* – 14 – oral, that would affect the right of a patient to take any action in accordance with the provisions of sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act is unenforceable and void.
(a) Any employee or independent contractor of the health care facility from providing any services described in sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act while acting within the scope of his or her - *AB346_R1* – 16 – employment or contract, as applicable, with the health care facility;
or - *AB346* – 15 – (b) Any other person, including, without limitation, an employee or independent contractor of the health care facility or another provider of health care who provides services on the premises of the health care facility, from providing any services described in sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act on the premises of the health care facility.
or (III) Providing accurate, scientific information concerning the diagnosis and prognosis of a patient or options for the treatment of a terminal condition, including, without limitation, the administration of a medication that is designed to - *AB346_R1* – 17 – end the life of a patient, or providing information concerning available health care services and other resources, including, - *AB346* – 16 – without limitation, information about how to access such services and resources, when discussing the options of the patient for end- of-life care;
A local government, coroner, law enforcement agency or an employee of a local government, coroner or law enforcement agency is not subject to any civil or criminal penalty for ceasing or - *AB346_R1* – 18 – refusing to investigate or take other action in response to a death resulting from the self-administration of a medication designed to - *AB346* – 17 – end the life of the patient pursuant to sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act or refusing to make a finding concerning such a death.
33.1.
NRS 450B.470 is hereby amended to read as follows:
450B.470 “Qualified patient” means:
1.
A patient 18 years of age or older who has been determined by the patient’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse to be in a terminal condition and who:
(a) Has executed a declaration in accordance with the requirements of NRS 449A.433;
(b) Has executed a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form pursuant to NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, if the form provides that the patient is not to receive life- resuscitating treatment;
[or] (c) Has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to NRS 450B.510 [.] ;
or (d) Has self-administered a medication that is designed to end his or her life in accordance with sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act.
2.
A patient who is less than 18 years of age and who:
(a) Has been determined by the patient’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse to be in a terminal condition;
and (b) Has executed a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form pursuant to NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, if the form provides that the patient is not to receive life- resuscitating treatment or has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to NRS 450B.510.
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33.3.
NRS 450B.550 is hereby amended to read as follows:
450B.550 1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who administers emergency medical services shall comply with do-not-resuscitate protocol when the person observes a do-not- resuscitate identification or carries out a do-not-resuscitate order.
2.
A person who administers emergency medical services and who is unwilling or unable to comply with the do-not-resuscitate protocol shall take all reasonable measures to transfer a qualified patient who possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification or has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order to a physician, advanced practice - *AB346_R1* – 19 – registered nurse or health care facility in which the do-not- resuscitate protocol may be followed.
3.
A prescription for a medication that is designed to end the life of the patient issued in accordance with sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act shall be considered a written do-not- resuscitate order for the purposes of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, if a person who administers emergency medical services:
(a) Responds to a patient who has self-administered a medication that is designed to end his or her life;
and (b) Determines that such a prescription has been issued to the patient.
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33.6.
NRS 450B.570 is hereby amended to read as follows:
450B.570 1.
Death that results when life-resuscitating treatment has been withheld pursuant to the do-not-resuscitate protocol and in accordance with the provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, does not constitute a suicide or homicide.
2.
The possession of a do-not-resuscitate identification or the issuance of a do-not-resuscitate order does not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of life insurance or an annuity or impair or modify the terms of a policy of life insurance or an annuity.
A policy of life insurance or an annuity is not legally impaired or invalidated if life-resuscitating treatment has been withheld from an insured who possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification or has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order, notwithstanding any term in the policy or annuity to the contrary.
3.
A person may not prohibit or require the possession of a do- not-resuscitate identification or the issuance of a do-not-resuscitate order as a condition of being insured for, or receiving, health care.
4.
A person who administers emergency medical services and responds to a patient who has self-administered a medication that is designed to end the life of the patient in accordance with sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act shall indicate “medical aid in dying” in any report concerning the incident created by the person who administers emergency medical services.
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(b) A registered nurse licensed to practice professional nursing or licensed practical nurse, at the direction of a physician, physician assistant, dentist, podiatric physician or advanced practice registered - *AB346* – 18 – nurse, or pursuant to a chart order, for administration to a patient at another location.
or - *AB346_R1* – 21 – (III) A district board of health created pursuant to NRS 439.362 or 439.370 in any county.
- *AB346* – 19 – (k) In accordance with applicable regulations of the State Board of Pharmacy, an animal control officer, a wildlife biologist or an employee designated by a federal, state or local governmental agency whose duties include the control of domestic, wild and predatory animals.
- *AB346_R1* – 22 – (m) A registered pharmacist pursuant to written guidelines and protocols developed pursuant to NRS 639.2629 or a collaborative practice agreement, as defined in NRS 639.0052.
- *AB346* – 20 – (d) In accordance with applicable regulations of the Board, a registered nurse licensed to practice professional nursing or licensed practical nurse who is:
As used in this paragraph, - *AB346_R1* – 23 – “designated facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 632.0145.
- *AB346* – 21 – (k) Any person designated by the head of a correctional institution.
- *AB346_R1* – 24 – (o) A physical therapist, but only if the drug or medicine is a topical drug which is:
(t) A person who is enrolled in a training program to become a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, dental hygienist, advanced emergency medical technician, paramedic, respiratory therapist, dialysis technician, physical therapist or veterinary technician or to obtain a license to engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging pursuant to chapter 653 of NRS if the person possesses and - *AB346* – 22 – administers the drug or medicine in the same manner and under the same conditions that apply, respectively, to a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, dental hygienist, advanced emergency medical technician, paramedic, respiratory therapist, dialysis technician, physical therapist, veterinary technician or person licensed to engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging who may possess and administer the drug or medicine, and under the direct supervision of a person licensed or registered to perform the respective medical art or a supervisor of such a person.
- *AB346_R1* – 25 – (u) A medical assistant, in accordance with applicable regulations of the:
A registered nurse to a patient at a rural clinic that is designated as such pursuant to NRS 433.233 and that is operated by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of - *AB346* – 23 – Health and Human Services if the nurse is providing mental health services at the rural clinic, except that no person may dispense a dangerous drug in violation of a regulation adopted by the Board.
and - *AB346_R1* – 26 – [2.] (b) Specify the conditions or actions which would disqualify a person from serving or which would constitute cause for removal of a person who is serving in any capacity under the will, including, without limitation, as a personal representative, guardian or trustee.
Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, - *AB346* – 24 – 88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 164.041, 172.075, 172.245, 176.01334, 176.01385, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, - *AB346_R1* – 27 – 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 218G.615, 224.240, 226.462, 226.796, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 231.069, 231.1285, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 247.540, 247.545, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.145, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 293.906, 293.908, 293.909, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 353D.250, 360.240, 360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, 388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153, 414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 427A.940, 432.028, 432.205, 432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, - 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*AB346* – 26 – may be prepared from those public books and public records.
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When a coroner or the coroner’s deputy is informed that a person has been killed, has committed suicide or has - *AB346_R1* – 30 – suddenly died under such circumstances as to afford reasonable ground to suspect that the death has been occasioned by unnatural means, the coroner shall make an appropriate investigation.
An inquest need not be conducted in any case of death manifestly occasioned by natural cause, suicide, accident, motor vehicle crash - *AB346* – 28 – or when it is publicly known that the death was caused by a person already in custody, but an inquest must be held unless the district attorney or a district judge certifies that no inquest is required.
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or - *AB346* – 29 – (2) To carry out a search warrant or subpoena issued pursuant to a court order;
- *AB346_R1* – 32 – (a) The person whose name is on the container of the controlled substance or dangerous drug that is found on or near the body of a deceased person;
- *AB346* – 30 – 2.
An insurer shall not deny a claim under a policy of group life insurance, cancel a policy of group life insurance or impose an additional charge on a policyholder or beneficiary solely because the insured has, in accordance with the provisions of sections 5 to 33, inclusive, of this act, requested a medication - *AB346_R1* – 33 – designed to end the life of the insured, revoked such a request or self-administered such a medication.
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(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3, no further action allowed.)
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
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In Senate.
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Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 23, Nays: 19.) To Senate.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 313.) To printer.
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Read second time. Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.
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From committee: Do pass.
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From printer. To committee.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. Action of referral rescinded. Rereferred to Select Committee on End-of-Life Care. To printer.
Sponsors
- Edgar Flores · Cosponsor
- Danielle Gallant · Primary
- Joe Dalia · Primary
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Sponsors (2)
- Gallant, Danielle Republican
- Dalia, Joe Democratic
Co-sponsors (1)
- Flores, Edgar Democratic
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