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144A.9 IMMUNITIES.
1. In the absence of actual notice of the revocation of a
declaration or of an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order, the
following, while acting in accordance with the requirements of this
chapter, are not subject to civil or criminal liability or guilty of
unprofessional conduct:
a. A physician who causes the withholding or withdrawal of
life-sustaining procedures from a qualified patient.
b. The health care provider in which such withholding or
withdrawal occurs.
c. A person who participates in the withholding or withdrawal
of life-sustaining procedures under the direction of or with the
authorization of a physician.
2. A physician is not subject to civil or criminal liability for
actions under this chapter which are in accord with reasonable
medical standards.
3. Any person, institution or facility against whom criminal or
civil liability is asserted because of conduct in compliance with
this chapter may interpose this chapter as an absolute defense.
4. In the absence of actual notice of the revocation of an
out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order, a health care provider who
complies with this chapter is not subject to civil or criminal
liability or guilty of unprofessional conduct in entering, executing,
or otherwise participating in an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate
order. Section History: Recent Form
85 Acts, ch 3, §10; 2002 Acts, ch 1061, §7, 8
