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144A.8 TRANSFER OF PATIENTS.
1. An attending physician who is unwilling to comply with the
requirements of section 144A.5, or who is unwilling to comply with
the declaration of a qualified patient in accordance with section
144A.6 or an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to
section 144A.7A, or who is unwilling to comply with the provisions of
section 144A.7 or 144A.7A shall take all reasonable steps to effect
the transfer of the patient to another physician.
2. If the policies of a health care provider preclude compliance
with the declaration or out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order of a
qualified patient under this chapter or preclude compliance with the
provisions of section 144A.7 or 144A.7A, the provider shall take all
reasonable steps to effect the transfer of the patient to a facility
in which the provisions of this chapter can be carried out. Section History: Recent Form
85 Acts, ch 3, §9; 2002 Acts, ch 1061, §6
