End-of-Life Care

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.

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.