H.R. 6344 · 118th Congress
Simon Crosier Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jake LaTurner
- Introduced
- 2023-11-09
- Latest action
- 2024-12-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Simon Crosier Act
This bill requires hospitals and other health care providers, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, to have certain written policies and procedures in place that limit the implementation of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders for unemancipated minors in accordance with specified criteria.
Among other provisions, such policies and procedures must (1) require the informed consent of at least one parent and a reasonable attempt to contact the other parent before instituting a DNR order, (2) allow either parent to refuse to consent to a DNR order, and (3) allow a parent to transfer a minor to another facility after being informed of an intent to institute a DNR order.