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Title 22 - Health, Mental H...
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Title 1 - Health and Enviro...
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Chapter 8A - TERMINATION OF LIFE-SUPPORT PROCED...
Chapter 8A - TERMINATION OF LIFE-SUPPORT PROCEDURES.
Section 22-8A-1 - Short title.
Section 22-8A-2 - Legislative intent.
Section 22-8A-3 - Definitions.
Section 22-8A-4 - Advance Directive for Health Care; living will and health care proxy.
Section 22-8A-4.1 - Validity of DNAR orders; adoption of rules.
Section 22-8A-5 - Revocation of advance directive for health care.
Section 22-8A-6 - Proxy to comply with instructions, intent of patient.
Section 22-8A-7 - Competency of declarant; liability of participating physician, facility, etc.
Section 22-8A-8 - Refusal of health care provider to comply; penalties.
Section 22-8A-9 - Withholding or withdrawal of treatment, etc., not suicide; execution of advance directive not to affect sale, etc., of life or health insurance nor be condition for receipt of treatment, etc.; provisions of chapter cumulative.
Section 22-8A-10 - Provisions of chapter not an approval of mercy killing, etc.
Section 22-8A-11 - Surrogate; requirements; attending physician consulted, intent of patient followed; persons who may serve as surrogate; priority; validity of decisions; liability; form; declaratory and injunctive relief; penalties.
Section 22-8A-12 - Validity of advance health care directive executed in another state.
Section 22-8A-13 - Effect of prior declarations.
Section 22-8A-14 - Filing and recording of living will; fee; inspection; duty of declarant to provide copy to health care providers.
Section 22-8A-15 - Order for pediatric palliative and end of life care for qualified minor; rulemaking authority.
Section 22-8A-16 - Temporary task force for establishment of Order for PPEL Care form.
Section 22-8A-17 - Application of Order for PPEL Care form; liability.