Montana § 50-10-102 Immunities

Montana Statutes

§ 50-10-102 — Immunities

Montana § 50-10-102

Title 50HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 10DO NOT RESUSCITATE -- NOTIFICATION

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Mont. Code Ann. § 50-10-102 (2026).

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50-10-102 . Immunities.

(1)The following are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct upon discovery of DNR identification upon a person:

(a)a physician or advanced practice registered nurse who causes the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;

(b)a person who participates in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures under the direction or with the authorization of a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse;

(c)emergency medical services personnel who cause or participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;

(d)a health care facility in which withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person occurs;

(e)physici

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50-10-102 . Immunities. (1) The following are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct upon discovery of DNR identification upon a person:
(a) a physician or advanced practice registered nurse who causes the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;
(b) a person who participates in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures under the direction or with the authorization of a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse;
(c) emergency medical services personnel who cause or participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person;
(d) a health care facility in which withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from that person occurs;
(e) physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, persons under the direction or authorization of a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse, emergency medical services personnel, or health care facilities that provide life-sustaining procedures pursuant to an oral or written request communicated to them by a person who possesses DNR identification.
(2) The provisions of subsections (1)(a) through (1)(d) apply when a life-sustaining procedure is withheld or withdrawn in accordance with the do not resuscitate protocol.
(3) Emergency medical services personnel who follow a do not resuscitate order from a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse are not subject to civil or criminal liability and are not guilty of unprofessional conduct.