(a) "Attending physician" means the physician selected by, orassigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for thetreatment and care of the patient.
(b) "Declaration" means a witnessed document in writing, voluntarilyexecuted by the declarant in accordance with the requirements of K.S.A.65-28,103.
(c) "Life-sustaining procedure" means any medical procedure orintervention which, when applied to a qualified patient, would serveonly to prolong the dying process and where, in the judgment of theattending physician, death will occur whether or not such procedure orintervention is utilized. "Life-sustaining procedure" shall not includethe administration of medication or the performance of any medicalprocedure deemed necessary to provide comfort care or to alleviate pain.
(d) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine andsurgery by the state board of healing arts.
(e) "Qualified patient" means a patient who has executed adeclaration in accordance with this act and who has been diagnosed andcertified in writing to be afflicted with a terminal condition by twophysicians who have personally examined the patient, one of whom shallbe the attending physician.
(a) "Attending physician" means the physician selected by, orassigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for thetreatment and care of the patient.
(b) "Declaration" means a witnessed document in writing, voluntarilyexecuted by the declarant in accordance with the requirements of K.S.A.65-28,103.
(c) "Life-sustaining procedure" means any medical procedure orintervention which, when applied to a qualified patient, would serveonly to prolong the dying process and where, in the judgment of theattending physician, death will occur whether or not such procedure orintervention is utilized. "Life-sustaining procedure" shall not includethe administration of medication or the performance of any medicalprocedure deemed necessary to provide comfort care or to alleviate pain.
(d) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine andsurgery by the state board of healing arts.
(e) "Qualified patient" means a patient who has executed adeclaration in accordance with this act and who has been diagnosed andcertified in writing to be afflicted with a terminal condition by twophysicians who have personally examined the patient, one of whom shallbe the attending physician.
(a) "Attending physician" means the physician selected by, orassigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for thetreatment and care of the patient.
(b) "Declaration" means a witnessed document in writing, voluntarilyexecuted by the declarant in accordance with the requirements of K.S.A.65-28,103.
(c) "Life-sustaining procedure" means any medical procedure orintervention which, when applied to a qualified patient, would serveonly to prolong the dying process and where, in the judgment of theattending physician, death will occur whether or not such procedure orintervention is utilized. "Life-sustaining procedure" shall not includethe administration of medication or the performance of any medicalprocedure deemed necessary to provide comfort care or to alleviate pain.
(d) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine andsurgery by the state board of healing arts.
(e) "Qualified patient" means a patient who has executed adeclaration in accordance with this act and who has been diagnosed andcertified in writing to be afflicted with a terminal condition by twophysicians who have personally examined the patient, one of whom shallbe the attending physician.
