§ 16-36-5-20 — Health care provider liability

A health care provider who in good faith and
in accordance with reasonable medical standards:
(1) participates in the withholding or withdrawal of CPR from a
declarant:
(A) by whom an out of hospital DNR declaration and order has
been executed under this chapter; or
(B) who has revoked an out of hospital DNR declaration and
order when the health care provider has no notice of the
revocation; or
(2) provides CPR to a declarant:
(A) when the health care provider has no notice of the out of
hospital DNR declaration and order; or
(B) after a revocation of an out of hospital DNR declaration and
order;
is not subject to criminal or civil liability and may not be found to have
committed an act of unprofessional conduct.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12.