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Chapter 8A - TERMINATION OF LIFE-SUPPORT PROCEDURES

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Alabama Natural Death Act
  • Section 22-8A-1 Short title.
  • Section 22-8A-2 Legislative intent.
  • Section 22-8A-3 Definitions.
  • Section 22-8A-4 Advance Directive for Health Care; living will and health care proxy.
  • Section 22-8A-5 Revocation of advance directive for health care.
  • Section 22-8A-6 Proxy to comply with instructions, intent of patient.
  • Section 22-8A-7 Competency of declarant; liability of participating physician, facility, etc.
  • Section 22-8A-8 Refusal of health care provider to comply; penalties.
  • Section 22-8A-9 Withholding or withdrawal of treatment, etc., not suicide; execution of advance directive not to affect sale, etc., of life or health insurance nor be condition for receipt of treatment, etc.; provisions of chapter cumulative.
  • Section 22-8A-10 Provisions of chapter not an approval of mercy killing, etc.
  • Section 22-8A-11 Surrogate; requirements; attending physician consulted, intent of patient followed; persons who may serve as surrogate; priority; validity of decisions; liability; form; declaratory and injunctive relief; penalties.
  • Section 22-8A-12 Validity of advance health care directive executed in another state.
  • Section 22-8A-13 Effect of prior declarations.

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