§ 41-41-221. Liability for intentional violations and fraudulent inducements
A health-care provider or institution that intentionally violates Sections 41-41-201 through 41-41-229 is subject to liability to the aggrieved individual for damages of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or actual damages resulting from the violation, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney’s fees. A person who intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates an individual’s advance health-care […]
§ 41-41-223. Construction of provisions and presumed capacity
Sections 41-41-201 through 41-41-229 do not affect the right of an individual to make health-care decisions while having capacity to do so. An individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health-care decision, to give or revoke an advance health-care directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate.
§ 41-41-225. Copies have same effect as originals
A copy of a written advance health-care directive, revocation of an advance health-care directive, or designation or disqualification of a surrogate has the same effect as the original.
§ 41-41-167. Construction
Nothing in Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169 shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion, nor a right to a particular method of abortion.
§ 41-41-169. Severability
If any one or more provisions, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or words of Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found to be unconstitutional, the same is declared to be severable and the balance of Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169 shall remain effective notwithstanding such unconstitutionality. The Legislature […]
§ 41-41-191. Gestational Age Act; legislative findings and purpose; definitions; abortion limited to fifteen weeks’ gestation; exceptions; requisite report; reporting forms; professional sanctions; civil penalties; additional enforcement; construction; severability; right to intervene if constitutionality challenged
This sectionshall be known and cited as the “Gestational Age Act.” Legislative findingsand purpose.The Legislature makes the following findings of factand incorporates them herein by reference: The United Statesis one (1) of only seven (7) nations in the world that permits nontherapeuticor elective abortion-on-demand after the twentieth week of gestation.In fact, fully seventy-five percent (75%) […]
§ 41-41-201. Short title
Sections 41-41-201 through 41-41-229 may be cited as the “Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.”
§ 41-41-203. Definitions
For purposes of Chapter 41 of Title 41, Mississippi Code of 1972, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed in this section unless the context shall otherwise require: “Adult” means an individual who is eighteen (18) years of age or older. “Advance health-care directive” means an individual instruction or a power of attorney for […]
§ 41-41-205. Individual instructions; power of attorney; decisions by primary physician; agents; guardians; validity
An adult or emancipated minor may give an individual instruction. The instruction may be oral or written. The instruction may be limited to take effect only if a specified condition arises. An adult or emancipated minor may execute a power of attorney for health care, which may authorize the agent to make any health-care decision […]
§ 41-41-207. Revoking designation of agent or Advance Health-Care Directive
An individual may revoke the designation of an agent only by a signed writing or by personally informing the supervising health-care provider. An individual may revoke all or part of an advance health-care directive, other than the designation of an agent, at any time and in any manner that communicates an intent to revoke. A […]