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April 16
Designating a health care surrogate and providing guidance for end-of-life decisions is the best way to ensure that morally acceptable procedures are followed if you become incapacitated or unable to express your own wishes in the event of a medical emergency. The Florida Catholic Conference has resources available to assist with advance care planning. -
February 23On Tuesday, February 20, HB 157 (Spano) was adopted by the full House on a voice vote. This FCCB-supported resolution recognizes the public health risk created by pornography and acknowledges the need for education, prevention, research and policy change to protect the residents of Florida. Lawmakers in eight other states have passed similar resolutions.
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February 19
FCCB-monitored proposals that would create a new approach to end-of-life planning will not move this year. SB 474 (Brandes) emphasizes advanced care planning conversations between patients, health care professionals and loved ones by facilitating shared decision-making between a patient and his or her health care professional that generate actionable medical orders based on the patient's current condition and preferences. While the FCCB opposed POLST bills in the past, this year's bill remedied key concerns such as application to a poorly-defined patient population and insufficient patient protections. -
January 29The Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC) convenes once every 20 years to examine the Florida Constitution and propose changes for voter consideration. Two CRC committees took action this week on proposals supported by the FCCB:
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Correspondence
February 14, 2017: Serious Concern with Proposed Navigant LTC Funding Mechanism
To: The Hon. Jason Brodeur, Chairman, House Healthcare Appropriations Subcommittee
From: Michael J. McQuone, Associate Director for Health
September 20, 2016: Coverage for Contraceptive Services, CMS-9931-NC
To: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
September 6, 2016: Proposed Changes to the NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research and the Proposed Scope of an NIH Steering Committee’s Consideration of Certain Human-Animal Chimera Research
To: Office of Science Policy, National Institutes of Health
From: Michael J. McQuone, Associate Director for Health
June 1, 2015: Responding to House Concerns with Medicaid Expansion
To: The Honorable Steve Crisafulli, Speaker of the House
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director