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Termination of Life-Support Procedures.

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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.

Section
22-8A-18

This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.