144A.11 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
1. Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of
life-sustaining procedures pursuant to a declaration or
out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order and in accordance with this
chapter does not, for any purpose, constitute a suicide, homicide, or
dependent adult abuse.
2. The executing of a declaration pursuant to section 144A.3 or
an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to section
144A.7A does not affect in any manner the sale, procurement, or
issuance of any policy of life insurance, nor shall it be deemed to
modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance. No policy
of life insurance is legally impaired or invalidated in any manner by
the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures pursuant
to this chapter, notwithstanding any term of the policy to the
contrary.
3. A physician, health care provider, health care service plan,
insurer issuing disability insurance, self-insured employee welfare
benefit plan, or nonprofit hospital plan shall not require any person
to execute a declaration or an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate
order as a condition for being insured for, or receiving, health care
services.
4. This chapter creates no presumption concerning the intention
of an individual who has not executed a declaration or an
out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order with respect to the use,
withholding, or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures in the event
of a terminal condition.
5. This chapter shall not be interpreted to increase or decrease
the right of a patient to make decisions regarding use of
life-sustaining procedures as long as the patient is able to do so,
nor to impair or supersede any right or responsibility that any
person has to effect the withholding or withdrawal of medical care in
any lawful manner. In that respect, the provisions of this chapter
are cumulative.
6. This chapter shall not be construed to condone, authorize or
approve mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or
deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the
natural process of dying.
144A.11 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
1. Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of
life-sustaining procedures pursuant to a declaration or
out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order and in accordance with this
chapter does not, for any purpose, constitute a suicide, homicide, or
dependent adult abuse.
2. The executing of a declaration pursuant to section 144A.3 or
an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to section
144A.7A does not affect in any manner the sale, procurement, or
issuance of any policy of life insurance, nor shall it be deemed to
modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance. No policy
of life insurance is legally impaired or invalidated in any manner by
the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures pursuant
to this chapter, notwithstanding any term of the policy to the
contrary.
3. A physician, health care provider, health care service plan,
insurer issuing disability insurance, self-insured employee welfare
benefit plan, or nonprofit hospital plan shall not require any person
to execute a declaration or an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate
order as a condition for being insured for, or receiving, health care
services.
4. This chapter creates no presumption concerning the intention
of an individual who has not executed a declaration or an
out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order with respect to the use,
withholding, or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures in the event
of a terminal condition.
5. This chapter shall not be interpreted to increase or decrease
the right of a patient to make decisions regarding use of
life-sustaining procedures as long as the patient is able to do so,
nor to impair or supersede any right or responsibility that any
person has to effect the withholding or withdrawal of medical care in
any lawful manner. In that respect, the provisions of this chapter
are cumulative.
6. This chapter shall not be construed to condone, authorize or
approve mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or
deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the
natural process of dying.
144A.11 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
1. Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of
life-sustaining procedures pursuant to a declaration or
out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order and in accordance with this
chapter does not, for any purpose, constitute a suicide, homicide, or
dependent adult abuse.
2. The executing of a declaration pursuant to section 144A.3 or
an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to section
144A.7A does not affect in any manner the sale, procurement, or
issuance of any policy of life insurance, nor shall it be deemed to
modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance. No policy
of life insurance is legally impaired or invalidated in any manner by
the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures pursuant
to this chapter, notwithstanding any term of the policy to the
contrary.
3. A physician, health care provider, health care service plan,
insurer issuing disability insurance, self-insured employee welfare
benefit plan, or nonprofit hospital plan shall not require any person
to execute a declaration or an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate
order as a condition for being insured for, or receiving, health care
services.
4. This chapter creates no presumption concerning the intention
of an individual who has not executed a declaration or an
out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order with respect to the use,
withholding, or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures in the event
of a terminal condition.
5. This chapter shall not be interpreted to increase or decrease
the right of a patient to make decisions regarding use of
life-sustaining procedures as long as the patient is able to do so,
nor to impair or supersede any right or responsibility that any
person has to effect the withholding or withdrawal of medical care in
any lawful manner. In that respect, the provisions of this chapter
are cumulative.
6. This chapter shall not be construed to condone, authorize or
approve mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or
deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the
natural process of dying.
