SPONSOR: Rep. Minor-Brown & Rep. Chukwuocha & Sen. Pinkney Reps. Gorman, Heffernan, Jones Giltner, Romer, Kamela Smith; Sens. Cruce, Lockman, Townsend HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 37 RECOGNIZING APRIL 16, 2025, AS HEALTH CARE DECISIONS DAY OF AWARENESS.
SPONSOR: Rep. Minor-Brown & Rep. Chukwuocha & Sen. Pinkney Reps. Gorman, Heffernan, Jones Giltner, Romer, Kamela Smith; Sens. Cruce, Lockman, Townsend
SPONSOR: Rep. Minor-Brown & Rep. Chukwuocha & Sen. Pinkney
Reps. Gorman, Heffernan, Jones Giltner, Romer, Kamela Smith; Sens. Cruce, Lockman, Townsend
SPONSOR:
Rep. Minor-Brown & Rep. Chukwuocha & Sen. Pinkney
Reps. Gorman, Heffernan, Jones Giltner, Romer, Kamela Smith; Sens. Cruce, Lockman, Townsend
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 37
RECOGNIZING APRIL 16, 2025, AS HEALTH CARE DECISIONS DAY OF AWARENESS.
WHEREAS, Health Care Decisions Day is observed annually on April 16th to encourage individuals to take an active role in making informed decisions about their health care; and WHEREAS, advanced health care directives, including living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, are critical tools for ensuring that a person's medical preferences are respected, even when they are unable to communicate them directly; and WHEREAS, DMOST (Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment) is a unique medical directive that is an actual medical order appropriate only for those persons within 1-2 years of end-of-life; and WHEREAS, advanced care planning provides individuals and families with the opportunity to thoughtfully consider, document, and discuss their values, preferences, and priorities regarding medical treatment and end-of-life care; and WHEREAS, persons are living longer, facing increasingly complex medical care choices and increasingly experience loss of decision-making capacity near the end-of-life; and WHEREAS, Health Care Decisions Day raises awareness of the importance of advance directives and provides resources to empower individuals to approach health care decision-making proactively and confidently; and WHEREAS, the State of Delaware recognizes the vital role that health care planning plays in protecting individual dignity and autonomy, reducing stress for families, and improving communication between patients and providers. NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153 rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that Health Care Decisions Day is observed annually on April 16th to encourage individuals to take an active role in making informed decisions about their health care.
WHEREAS, Health Care Decisions Day is observed annually on April 16th to encourage individuals to take an active role in making informed decisions about their health care; and
WHEREAS, advanced health care directives, including living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, are critical tools for ensuring that a person's medical preferences are respected, even when they are unable to communicate them directly; and
WHEREAS, DMOST (Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment) is a unique medical directive that is an actual medical order appropriate only for those persons within 1-2 years of end-of-life; and
WHEREAS, advanced care planning provides individuals and families with the opportunity to thoughtfully consider, document, and discuss their values, preferences, and priorities regarding medical treatment and end-of-life care; and
WHEREAS, persons are living longer, facing increasingly complex medical care choices and increasingly experience loss of decision-making capacity near the end-of-life; and
WHEREAS, Health Care Decisions Day raises awareness of the importance of advance directives and provides resources to empower individuals to approach health care decision-making proactively and confidently; and
WHEREAS, the State of Delaware recognizes the vital role that health care planning plays in protecting individual dignity and autonomy, reducing stress for families, and improving communication between patients and providers.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153 rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that Health Care Decisions Day is observed annually on April 16th to encourage individuals to take an active role in making informed decisions about their health care.
SYNOPSIS This Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 16, 2025, as "Health Care Decisions Day of Awareness".
SYNOPSIS
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 16, 2025, as "Health Care Decisions Day of Awareness".