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Div. 4.7.DIVISION 4.7. HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
Part 2.PART 2. UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Immunities and Liabilities
This text of California § 4740. (4740. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
A health care provider or health care institution acting in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted health care standards applicable to the health care provider or institution is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for any actions in compliance with this division, including, but not limited to, any of the following conduct:
(a)Complying with a health care decision of a person that the health care provider or health care institution believes in good faith has the authority to make a health care decision for a patient, including a decision to withhold or withdraw health care.
(b)Declining to comply with a health care decision of a person based on a belief that the person then lacked authority.
(c)Complying with an advance hea
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A health care provider or health care institution acting in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted health care standards applicable to the health care provider or institution is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for any actions in compliance with this division, including, but not limited to, any of the following conduct:
(a)
Complying with a health care decision of a person that the health care provider or health care institution believes in good faith has the authority to make a health care decision for a patient, including a decision to withhold or withdraw health care.
(b)
Declining to comply with a health care decision of a person based on a belief that the person then lacked authority.
(c)
Complying with an advance health care directive and assuming that the directive was valid when made and has not been revoked or terminated.
(d)
Declining to comply with an individual health care instruction or health care decision, in accordance with Sections 4734 to 4736, inclusive.