Amend CSHB 1874 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1)  On page 4, line 11, immediately following the semicolon, strike "and".
(2)  On page 4, line 13, between "care" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; and
(3)  the advisory council's analysis of the policies, practices, and protocols in this state concerning patients' rights related to palliative care, including:
(A)  whether a palliative care team member may introduce palliative care options to a patient without the consent of the patient's attending physician;
(B)  the practices and protocols for discussions between a palliative care team member and a patient on life-sustaining treatment or advance directives decisions; and
(C)  the practices and protocols on informed consent and disclosure requirements for palliative care services