Guardians across Florida would be required to receive a
judge’s approval to place do not resuscitate orders on clients in their
care under legislation filed Wednesday by Florida lawmakers.
Legislation filed in both the Florida House and Senate is aimed at creating more oversight of the state’s guardianship program.
The companion bills -- House Bill 709 and Senate Bill 994
-- would also require guardians to report any payments they receive, as
well as report who they are from to try to prevent any conflicts of
interests or under the table gifts and kickbacks.
The
bills will also prevent guardians from being able to petition themselves
to be appointed to cases, unless they are related to the person.
Florida
Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, District 28, confirmed to News 6 that both she
and Florida Rep. Colleen Burton, who represents District 40, filed
their bills together on Tuesday.
Passidomo said the bills will now be reviewed by the Rules Committee.
The
legislation comes on the heels of a criminal investigation into former
state guardian Rebecca Fierle, whose office was based in Orlando.
Fierle
resigned after judges around Central Florida removed her from hundreds
of cases, once it was discovered she placed DNR orders on people who did
not want to die.
Full Article & Source:
Florida legislation would require guardians receive judge’s approval for DNR orders
No comments:
Post a Comment