
<p> COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY STATE FISCAL NOTE STATEMENT</p><p>GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION 2004 REGULAR SESSION 2002-2003 INTERIM</p><p>MEASURE</p><p>(X) 2004 BR No. 0311 (X) House Bill No. 67/GA</p><p>( ) Resolution No. ( ) Amendment No.</p><p>SUBJECT/TITLE An Act relating to hospitalization of a disabled or incapacitated person.</p><p>SPONSOR Representative Steve Nunn NOTE SUMMARY</p><p>Fiscal Analysis: Impact X No Impact Indeterminable Impact Level(s) of Impact: State Local Federal</p><p>Budget Unit(s) Impact</p><p>Fund(s) Impact: General Road Federal Restricted Agency (Type) (Other)</p><p>FISCAL SUMMARY ______Future Annual Fiscal Estimates 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Rate of Change Revenues (+/-) Expenditures (+/-) Net Effect No Impact No Impact ______</p><p>MEASURE'S PURPOSE: HB 67/GA permits a durable power of attorney to make health care decisions when the adult patient does not have decisional capacity, and specifies that the patient's physician is required to make a determination of capacity. In addition, HB 67/GA specifies that the health care decision may include hospitalization at a general hospital for psychiatric treatment not to exceed 14 days; define general hospital.</p><p>PROVISION/MECHANICS: HB 67/GA amends KRS 311.631 to permit a durable power of attorney to make health care decisions when the adult patient does not have decisional capacity and specifies that the patient's physician is required to make a determination of capacity; HB 67/GA further specifies that the health care decision may include hospitalization at a general hospital for psychiatric treatment not to exceed 14 days; define general hospital.</p><p>FISCAL EXPLANATION: This legislation has no fiscal impact but just adds an attorney-in-fact named in a durable power of attorney to the list of persons who can make health care decisions for a person who has been deemed to not have decisional capacity by a physician</p><p>DATA SOURCE(S) LRC Budget Review Office</p><p>NOTE NO. 25.21 PREPARER Cindy Murray REVIEW JC DATE 03/18/04 2002 BR </p><p>Page 2</p><p>LRC 2004-0311-HB 67/GA</p>
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