Montana § 50-5-1306 Medical Ethics Committee Assistance In Decisions On Withholding Or Withdrawing Treatment

Montana Statutes

§ 50-5-1306 — Medical Ethics Committee Assistance In Decisions On Withholding Or Withdrawing Treatment

Montana § 50-5-1306

Title 50HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 5HOSPITALS AND RELATED FACILITIES

Part 13Proxy Decisionmakers

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 50-5-1306 (2026).

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50-5-1306 . Medical ethics committee assistance in decisions on withholding or withdrawing treatment. The medical ethics committee of a health care facility shall assist a lay or medical proxy decisionmaker upon request if the lay or medical proxy decisionmaker is considering or has made a decision to withhold or withdraw medical treatment. If the health care facility treating the patient does not have a medical ethics committee, the facility may provide an outside referral for assistance or consultation.

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50-5-1306 . Medical ethics committee assistance in decisions on withholding or withdrawing treatment. The medical ethics committee of a health care facility shall assist a lay or medical proxy decisionmaker upon request if the lay or medical proxy decisionmaker is considering or has made a decision to withhold or withdraw medical treatment. If the health care facility treating the patient does not have a medical ethics committee, the facility may provide an outside referral for assistance or consultation.