As used in this article 18.6, unless the context otherwise requires: “Cardiopulmonary resuscitation” or “CPR” means measures to restore cardiac function or to support breathing in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest or malfunction. “CPR” includes, but is not limited to, chest compression, delivering electric shock to the chest, or placing tubes in the […]
Any adult over age eighteen who has the decisional capacity to provide informed consent to or refusal of medical treatment or any other person who is, pursuant to the laws of this state or any other state, authorized to make medical treatment decisions on behalf of an adult who lacks such decisional capacity, may execute […]
On or before January 1, 1993, the state board of health shall promulgate rules and protocols for the implementation of CPR directives by emergency medical service personnel. The protocols adopted by the board of health shall include uniform methods of identifying persons who have executed a CPR directive. Protocols adopted by the board of health […]
Emergency medical service personnel, health-care providers, and health-care facilities shall comply with a person’s CPR directive that is apparent and immediately available. Any emergency medical service personnel, health-care provider, health-care facility, or any other person who, in good faith, complies with a CPR directive shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or regulatory […]
A CPR directive for any person who is admitted to a health-care facility shall be implemented as a physician’s order concerning resuscitation as directed by the person in the CPR directive, pending further physicians’ orders. Source: L. 92: Entire article added, p. 1990, § 3, effective June 4.
Neither a CPR directive nor the failure of a person to execute one shall affect, impair, or modify any contract of life or health insurance or annuity or be the basis for any delay in issuing or refusing to issue an annuity or policy of life or health insurance or any increase of a premium […]
A CPR directive may be revoked at any time by a person who is the subject of such directive or by the agent or proxy decision-maker for such person. However, only those CPR directives executed originally by a guardian, agent, or proxy decision-maker may be revoked by a guardian, agent, or proxy decision-maker. Source: L. […]
Nothing in this article shall be construed as condoning, authorizing, or approving euthanasia or mercy killing. In addition, the general assembly does not intend that this article be construed as permitting any affirmative or deliberate act to end a person’s life, except to permit natural death as provided by this article. Source: L. 92: Entire […]
