House File 594 H-1009 Amend House File 594 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, by striking lines 4 through 12 and inserting: 2 < 1. A court of law or equity shall only have the authority 3 to withdraw life-sustaining procedures from a minor child under 4 the following circumstances: 5 a. A parent or guardian of the minor child is not available 6 and willing to be the minor child’s decision maker. 7 b. There is a dispute between the parents or between 8 the guardians of a minor child regarding the withdrawal 9 of life-sustaining procedures and a decision maker has not 10 otherwise been designated in an advance directive or similar 11 document. 12 c. In the health care provider’s reasonable medical 13 judgment, the parent’s or guardian’s decision to continue 14 life-sustaining procedures for the minor child is clearly 15 inconsistent with the minor child’s expressed or implied 16 intentions. 17 d. In the health care provider’s reasonable medical 18 judgment, the decision to continue life-sustaining procedures 19 for the minor child is not in the best interest of the minor 20 child. 21 2. For the purposes of this section, “life-sustaining 22 procedure” means the same as defined in section 144A.2. > 23 ______________________________ WESSEL-KROESCHELL of Story -1- HF594.757 (3) 88 pf/rh 1/ 1 #1.