Here are six things to know.
1. Republican Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed the law Friday.
2. The law is named after Simon, a Midwest child who died in 2010 after his parents weren’t notified that a DNR order was attached to Simon’s hospital chart, according to the report.
3. Under Simon’s law, medical facilities and physicians must notify a parent or guardian of intent to institute a DNR order for their disabled or critically ill child, according to the report.
4. If a parent or guardian does not give consent, then the DNR order may not be placed, the report states.
5. Simon’s law does provide legal recourse in the event of a dispute between parents and the hospital regarding DNR orders. If such a dispute occurs, it can be taken to district court, reports The Topeka Capital-Journal.
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