SB1536

Establishes the Designated Health Care Decision-Maker Act in Missouri, authorizing certain persons to make health care decisions for incapacitated.

The Designated Health Care Decision-Maker Act in Missouri allows specific individuals to make health care decisions for incapacitated patients who lack a legally appointed guardian or health care agent. The act prioritizes decision-makers in a specific order, starting with the patient's spouse, followed by adult children, parents, adult siblings, grandparents, adult grandchildren, and other close relatives. Health care providers and facilities must make reasonable efforts to contact these potential decision-makers.