General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 60
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 647
*00647*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. (By Request)
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 60
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 647
*00647*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
(By Request)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS AND OTHER TREATMENT OPTIONS TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to allow manufacturers of investigational drugs, products and devices to make such drugs, products and devices available to terminally ill patients.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow terminally ill patients the "right to try" experimental treatments and drugs.