There is a new bill being proposed at http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/1r/adopted/h.2616-se-hhs.pdf. Apparently, this legislation came about after a spouse instructed physicians to withdraw life support from her husband in the absence of any written directives or a health care power of attorney. The husband was apparently in a medically induced comma after some sort of medical incident. The husband’s mother and sister objected, a guardian ad litem was appointed and recommended that the life support not be withdrawn. The husband survived and made a full recovery.
The new bill would require the guardian of a person to give notice to family members and other interested parties. That makes perfect sense to me.
If you have any opinions one way or the other, contact your Arizona state legislator.
I hope this information is helpful. Paul Deloughery
(You can contact me directly by email at paul@delougherylaw.com or phone at 602-443-4888. For more information, visit www.delougherylaw.com)
The information in this blog is general in nature and is not intended to address any particular situation.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
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