Establishes the "Designated Health Care Decision-Maker Act" to authorize certain persons to make health care decisions for incapacitated individuals.
The bill establishes the "Designated Health Care Decision-Maker Act" in Missouri, authorizing specific individuals to make health care decisions for incapacitated persons. The act prioritizes decision-makers based on their relationship to the patient, such as spouses, adult children, parents, and siblings. It mandates that decisions be made in the patient's best interests, considering their known religious and moral beliefs and health care preferences if consistent.
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