HB 369: Patient-directed Medical Orders

GENERAL BILL by Plasencia, Abbott

Patient-directed Medical Orders; Authorizes execution of patient-directed medical order for specified purpose; provides requirements for valid patient-directed medical orders; authorizes use of telehealth for specified purpose; requires that certain health care services be provided to principal regardless of decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures; authorizes physicians, physician assistants, & advanced practice registered nurses to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures without penalty; requires AHCA to create & update database for storage of patient-directed medical orders.

Current Bill Version Posted: 11/6/2025 10:42 AM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 312 by Rodriguez Patient-directed Medical Orders Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services	Identical

• Citations - Statute (19)

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  395.1041	Access to and ensurance of emergency services; transfers; patient rights; diversion programs; reports of controlled substance overdoses.	Page 7 (pdf)
  400.142	Emergency medication kits; orders not to resuscitate.	Page 8 (pdf)
  400.487	Home health service agreements; physician’s, physician assistant’s, and advanced practice registered nurse’s treatment orders; patient assessment; establishment and review of plan of care; provision of services; orders not to resuscitate.	Page 9 (pdf)
  400.605	Administration; forms; fees; rules; inspections; fines.	Page 10 (pdf)
  400.6095	Patient admission; assessment; plan of care; discharge; death.	Page 10 (pdf)
  400.611	Interdisciplinary records of care; confidentiality; release of records.	Page 11 (pdf)
  401.35	Rules.	Page 12 (pdf)
  401.45	Denial of emergency treatment; civil liability.	Page 12 (pdf)
  429.255	Use of personnel; emergency care.	Page 14 (pdf)
  429.73	Rules and standards relating to adult family-care homes.	Page 15 (pdf)
  744.4431	Guardianship power regarding life-prolonging procedures.	Page 16 (pdf)
  752.001	Definitions.	Page 18 (pdf)
  765.101	Definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  765.102	Legislative findings and intent.	Page 3 (pdf)
  765.110	Health care facilities and providers; discipline.	Page 18 (pdf)
  765.204	Capacity of principal; procedure.	Page 19 (pdf)
  765.205	Responsibility of the surrogate.	Page 21 (pdf)
  765.3041		Page 4 (pdf)
  765.305	Procedure in absence of a living will.	Page 21 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/6/2025	H	• Filed
  11/18/2025	H	• Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee