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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER, CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING
ON
BILL 21-171, THE “HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT OF 2015”
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015
12:00 P.M., ROOM 412, JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING
1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Human Services, announces a public hearing on Bill 21-171, the “Health Care Decisions Act of 2015.” The hearing will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The purpose of this bill is to create a Medical Orders for Scopes of Treatment Form (MOST) to document patients' wishes for medical intervention. The bill also outlines who is authorized to give consent to a MOST. It requires that the Department of Health (DOH) establish a MOST Advisory Committee. It requires that the MOST form be designed to provide information regarding the patient's care and medical condition. The MOST form must be kept in a prominent manner in a patient's records in paper and electronic form.
Those who wish to testify should contact Malcolm Cameron, Legislative Analyst to the Committee on Health and Human Services, at 202-741-0909 or via e-mail at mcameron@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. If submitted by the close of business on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.
For those unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements can be emailed to mcameron@dccouncil.us or mailed to Malcolm Cameron at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 115, Washington, D.C., 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015.
