(a) The following are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct upon discovery of Do Not Resuscitate Identification upon a person: (1) A physician who causes the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;(2) A person who participates in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures under the direction or with the authorization of a physician;(3) Emergency medical services personnel who cause or participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;(4) A healthcare facility in which withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person occurs; and(5) Physicians, persons under the direction or authorization of a physician, emergency medical services personnel, or healthcare facilities that provide life-sustaining procedures pursuant to an oral or written request communicated to them by a person who possesses Do Not Resuscitate Identification.(b) The provisions of subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section apply when a life-sustaining procedure is withheld or withdrawn in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate tion.(b) The provisions of subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section apply when a life-sustaining procedure is withheld or withdrawn in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Protocol.(c) Emergency medical services personnel who follow a Do Not Resuscitate Order from a licensed physician are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct.Acts 1993, No. 1101, § 2. (a) The following are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct upon discovery of Do Not Resuscitate Identification upon a person: (1) A physician who causes the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;(2) A person who participates in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures under the direction or with the authorization of a physician;(3) Emergency medical services personnel who cause or participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;(4) A healthcare facility in which withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person occurs; and(5) Physicians, persons under the direction or authorization of a physician, emergency medical services personnel, or healthcare facilities that provide life-sustaining procedures pursuant to an oral or written request communicated to them by a person who possesses Do Not Resuscitate Identification.(b) The provisions of subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section apply when a life-sustaining procedure is withheld or withdrawn in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate tion.(b) The provisions of subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section apply when a life-sustaining procedure is withheld or withdrawn in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Protocol.(c) Emergency medical services personnel who follow a Do Not Resuscitate Order from a licensed physician are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct.Acts 1993, No. 1101, § 2.
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