[§327E-9]  Immunities.  (a)  Ahealth-care provider or institution acting in good faith and in accordance withgenerally accepted health-care standards applicable to the health-care provideror institution shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or todiscipline for unprofessional conduct for:

(1)  Complying with a health-care decision of a personapparently having authority to make a health-care decision for a patient,including a decision to withhold or withdraw health care;

(2)  Declining to comply with a health-care decisionof a person based on a belief that the person then lacked authority; or

(3)  Complying with an advance health-care directiveand assuming that the directive was valid when made and has not been revoked orterminated.

(b)  An individual acting as agent, guardian,or surrogate under this chapter shall not be subject to civil or criminalliability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for health-care decisionsmade in good faith. [L 1999, c 169, pt of §1]