Title 18: Health

Chapter 231: ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FOR HEALTH CARE AND DISPOSITION

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§ 9700		Purpose and policy
§ 9701		Definitions
§ 9702		Advance directive
§ 9703		Form and execution
§ 9704		Amendment, suspension, and revocation
§ 9705		Duty to deliver
§ 9706		When advance directive becomes effective
§ 9707		Authority and obligations of health care providers, health care facilities, and residential care facilities regarding health care instructions
§ 9708		Authority and obligations of health care providers, health care facilities, and residential care facilities regarding do-not-resuscitate orders
§ 9709		Obligations of health care providers, health care facilities, residential care facilities, and health insurers regarding protocols and nondiscrimination
§ 9710		[Reserved.] (Added 2005, No. 55, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.)
§ 9711		Authority and obligations of agent
§ 9712		Obligations of funeral directors, crematory operators, cemetery officials, procurement organizations, and individuals appointed to arrange for the disposition of the principal's remains
§ 9713		Immunity
§ 9714		Failure to follow advance directive; unauthorized access of registry; administrative penalties
§ 9715		Interpretation with other laws
§ 9716		Reciprocity; choice of law
§ 9717		Presumption of validity
§ 9718		Petition for review by probate court
§ 9719		Obligations of state agencies
§ 9720		Severability

Full text of Chapter 231.