Improving access and practices relating to portable orders for life-sustaining treatment.

 H-1344.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1724

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Paul, Griffey, Bronoske, Shavers, Schmidt, Reed, Pollet, Nance, and Ormsby)

READ FIRST TIME 02/17/25.

AN ACT Relating to improving access and practices relating to portable orders for life-sustaining treatment; amending RCW 43.70.480 and 70.122.130 ; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 42.56 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 43.70.480 and 2000 c 70 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) 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.