36-3261. Living will; verification; liability
A. An adult may prepare a written statement known as a living will to control the health care treatment decisions that can be made on that person's behalf. The person may use the living will as part of or instead of a health care power of attorney or to disqualify a surrogate.
B. If the living will is not part of a health care power of attorney, the person shall verify his living will in the same manner as prescribed by section 36-3221.
C. A health care provider who makes good faith health care decisions based on the provisions of an apparently genuine living will is immune from criminal and civil liability for those decisions to the same extent and under the same conditions as prescribed in section 36-3205.
36-3262. Sample living will
Any writing that meets the requirements of this article may be used
to create a living will. A person may write and use a living will without
writing a health care power of attorney or may attach a living will to
the person's health care power of attorney. If a person has a health care
power of attorney, the agent must make health care decisions that are consistent
with the person's known desires and that are medically reasonable and appropriate.
A person can, but is not required to, state the person's desires in a living
will. See Form.
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Statutory Living Will
