(a) The following are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct upon discovery of Do Not Resuscitate Identification upon a person:
(1) A physician who causes the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;
(2) A person who participates in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures under the direction or with the authorization of a physician;
(3) Emergency medical services personnel who cause or participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;
(4) A healthcare facility in which withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person occurs; and
(5) Physicians, persons under the direction or authorization of a physician, emergency medical services personnel, or healthcare facilities that provide life-sustaining procedures pursuant to an oral or written request communicated to them by a person who possesses Do Not Resuscitate Identification.
(b) The provisions of subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section apply when a life-sustaining procedure is withheld or withdrawn in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Protocol.
(c) Emergency medical services personnel who follow a Do Not Resuscitate Order from a licensed physician are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct.