§ 15-18-110 — Liability

Colorado § 15-18-110

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 15: Probate,
• Art.: Colorado Medical Treatment

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(1) With respect to any declaration that appears on its
face to have been executed in accordance with the requirements of this article:

(a) Any physician or advanced practice registered nurse may act in
compliance with such declaration in the absence of actual notice of revocation,
fraud, misrepresentation, or improper execution;

(b) A physician who signs a certificate withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining procedures in compliance with a declaration shall not be subject to civil
liability, criminal penalty, or licensing sanctions therefor;

(c) A hospital or person acting under the direction of a physician and
participating in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures in
compliance with a declaration shall not be subject to civil liability, criminal penalty,
or licensing sanctions therefor; and

(d) An advanced practice registered nurse who withholds or withdraws life-sustaining procedures in compliance with a declaration shall not be subject to civil
liability, criminal penalty, or licensing sanctions therefor.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire article R&RE, (HB 10-1025), ch. 113, p. 381, � 1, effective August 11.