Colorado Code
Article 18.5 - Proxy and Surrogate Decision-Makers for Medical Treatment and Health-Care Benefit Decisions
§ 15-18.5-103. Proxy Decision-Makers for Medical Treatment Authorized - Definitions

(1.5) As used in this section:































(6.5) The assistance of a health-care facility's medical ethics committee shall be provided upon the request of a proxy decision-maker or any other interested person whenever the proxy decision-maker is considering or has made a decision to withhold or withdraw medical treatment. If there is no medical ethics committee for a health-care facility, such facility may provide an outside referral for such assistance or consultation.






Source: L. 92: Entire article added, p. 1985, § 3, effective June 4. L. 94: (8) amended, p. 2647, § 115, effective July 1. L. 2008: (2) and (3) amended, p. 125, § 5, effective January 1, 2009. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1260), ch. 107, p. 446, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2010: (1) amended, (SB 10-199), ch. 374, p. 1753, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2016: (1.5) added and (3), (4), (6), (6.5), (7), and (9) amended, (HB 16-1101), ch. 170, p. 537, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2017: (4)(c)(II) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1392, § 33, effective May 25. L. 2018: (8) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 404, § 20, effective August 8.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (8), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994. For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
(2) For provisions relating to the time of taking effect or the provisions for transition of this code, see § 15-17-101.

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