Transfer of patient when attending physician or health care provider unwilling to comply with wishes of patient.

1. Law
2. Connecticut General Statutes
3. Public Health and Well-Being
4. Removal of Life Support Systems and Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
5. Transfer of patient when attending physician or health care provider unwilling to comply with wishes of patient.

An attending physician or health care provider who is unwilling to comply with the wishes of the patient or sections 19a-570, 19a-571, 19a-573 and 19a-575 to 19a-580c, inclusive, shall, as promptly as practicable, take all reasonable steps to transfer care of the patient to a physician or health care provider who is willing to comply with the wishes of the patient and said sections.

(P.A. 91-283, S. 11; P.A. 93-407, S. 11.)

History: P.A. 93-407 incorporated reference to Sec. 19a-575a.

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