§ 40:1153.3 — Requirements for legally sufficient military advance medical directive

Louisiana § 40:1153.3

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§1153.3. Requirements for legally sufficient military advance medical directive
A. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 1044(c), a military advance medical directive is
exempt from any requirement of form, substance, formality, or recording that may be
required under the laws of Louisiana or any other state. Any such military advance medical
directive shall be given the same legal effect as a declaration concerning life-sustaining
procedures prepared and executed in accordance with the laws of the state of Louisiana.
B. For purposes of this Subpart, a military advance medical directive is any written
declaration that:
(1)(a) Sets forth directions regarding the provision, withdrawal, or withholding of
life-prolonging procedures, including hydration and sustenance, for the declarant whenever
the declarant has a terminal physical condition or is in a persistent vegetative state, or
(b) Authorizes another person to make health care decisions for the declarant, under
circumstances stated in the declaration, whenever the declarant is incapable of making
informed health care decisions.
(2) Contains a statement that sets forth the contents of the first undesignated
paragraph of the form provided in R.S. 40:1153.2.
(3) Is signed in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 1044(a) or other applicable state or
federal law.

Legislative History

Acts 1997, No. 1057, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.62 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.