CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6213

56th Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate February 9, 2000

YEAS 47 NAYS 0

President of the Senate

Passed by the House March 2, 2000

YEAS 98 NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6213 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Secretary

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Approved

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6213

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Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Deccio and Winsley)

Read first time 02/02/2000.

AN ACT Relating to guidelines for emergency medical personnel when dealing with directives; and amending RCW 43.70.480.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 43.70.480 and 1992 c 98 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

The department of health shall adopt guidelines and protocols for how emergency medical personnel shall respond when summoned to the site of an injury or illness for the treatment of a person who has signed a written directive or durable power of attorney requesting that he or she not receive futile emergency medical treatment.

The guidelines shall include development of a simple form that shall be used state-wide.