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Section 22-8A-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 22-8A-2 - Legislative Intent. - The Legislature finds that competent adult persons have the right...
Section 22-8A-3 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have...
Section 22-8A-4 - Advance Directive for Health Care; Living Will and Health Care Proxy. - (a) Any competent adult may execute a living will directing...
Section 22-8A-4.1 - Validity of Dnar Orders; Adoption of Rules. - (a) A completed DNAR order that is properly entered and...
Section 22-8A-5 - Revocation of Advance Directive for Health Care. - (a) An advance directive for health care may be revoked...
Section 22-8A-6 - Proxy to Comply With Instructions, Intent of Patient. - An individual designated to make decisions regarding the providing, withholding,...
Section 22-8A-7 - Competency of Declarant; Liability of Participating Physician, Facility, Etc. - (a) A competent adult may make decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment...
Section 22-8A-8 - Refusal of Health Care Provider to Comply; Penalties. - (a) A health care provider who refuses to comply with...
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. - (a) The withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment or artificially...
Section 22-8A-10 - Provisions of Chapter Not an Approval of Mercy Killing, Etc. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize...
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. - (a) If no advance directive for health care has been...
Section 22-8A-12 - Validity of Advance Health Care Directive Executed in Another State. - An advance health care directive executed in another state in...
Section 22-8A-13 - Effect of Prior Declarations. - Any declaration made prior to August 1, 2001, shall be...
Section 22-8A-14 - Filing and Recording of Living Will; Fee; Inspection; Duty of Declarant to Provide Copy to Health Care Providers. - (a) A person may file and have recorded a living...
Section 22-8A-15 - Order for Pediatric Palliative and End of Life Care for Qualified Minor; Rulemaking Authority. - (a) The representative of a qualified minor may execute a...
Section 22-8A-16 - Temporary Task Force for Establishment of Order for Ppel Care Form. - (a) A task force is created to serve under the...
Section 22-8A-17 - Application of Order for Ppel Care Form; Liability. - (a) An Order for Pediatric Palliative and End of Life...
Section 22-8A-18 - Consent of Parent or Representative of a Qualified Minor Required Before Instituting a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Order. - (a) This section shall be known and may be cited...