SB 6214-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/15/00)

     Declares that consent to cardiopulmonary resuscitation or to do-not-resuscitate may be provided by the patient or legal representative when a licensed physician has determined and documented at least one of the following factors:  (1) A high medical probability, based on the patient's current medical conditions, that the patient's heart will stop or breathing will stop, or both will stop;

     (2) cardiopulmonary resuscitation treatment would be medically futile;

     (3) the patient has a terminal condition as defined in RCW 70.122.020;

     (4) the patient has a permanent unconscious condition, as defined in RCW 70.122.020; or

     (5) resuscitation would impose an extraordinary burden on the patient given the patient's current medical condition and the expected outcome of resuscitation for the patient.