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(a) A health care provider acting or declining to act in reliance on the consent or refusal of consent of an individual who he believes in good faith is authorized by this chapter or other law of this Territory to consent to health care is not subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability, or professional disciplinary action on the ground that the individual who consented or refused to consent lacked authority or capacity.\n(b) A health care provider who believes in good faith that an individual is incapable of consenting under section 204 of this title is not subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability, or professional disciplinary action for failing to follow that individual's direction.\n(c) An individual who in good faith believes that he is authorized to consent or to refuse to consent to health care for another under this chapter or other law of the United States Virgin Islands is not subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability on the ground that he lacked authority to consent.