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MEDICAL CARE – PATIENTS TO GET END-OF-LIFE INFORMATION

AB 2747, Health & Safety Code 442 et seq.

This bill requires doctors treating terminally ill patients to give them comprehensive information, if they request it, about legal end-of-life options, such as hospice care at home and the right to refuse treatment. If the health care provider refuses to give the patient requested information on end-of-life options, the health care provider has to provide a referral or transfer the patient to a health care facility that provides such information.

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For more information:
County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs
B-96 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple Street * Los Angeles, CA 90012-2706
Telephone (800) 593-8222 (within the County) * (213) 974-1452
Web site: dca.lacounty.gov