The physician and the health services institution that admits the patient shall faithfully comply with the stated will of the declarant, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. A violation of the provisions of this chapter by the physicians or health service institutions responsible for the care of the declarant shall entail the corresponding obligation to compensate the parties thus affected for damages. No physician, health service institution or other person acting under the orders of a physician shall be subject to civil or criminal liability for enforcing the provisions of this chapter.\nHistory —Nov. 17, 2001, No. 160, § 10.
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