Effect Upon Chain of Proximate Cause

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Sec. 26. The act of withholding or withdrawing CPR, when done under:

(1) an out of hospital DNR declaration and order issued under this chapter;

(2) a court order or decision of a court appointed guardian; or

(3) a good faith medical decision by the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant that the patient has a terminal illness;

is not an intervening force and does not affect the chain of proximate cause between the conduct of a person that placed the patient in a terminal condition and the patient's death.

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.58.


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