Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health Committee on January 22, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 5617
AN ACT CONCERNING PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATIONS WITH PATIENTS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require physicians to set a policy regarding whether such physician provides full and honest information to patients concerning diagnosis and prognosis and to make such policy visible to patients.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 22 to January 22, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action1 action on 1 day
In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Jan 22 · stopped0 days
Public Health CommitteeJan 22 to Jan 22 · stopped0 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 22
- Jan 22Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
All 1 actions, as published
- Jan 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses