South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-77-140 — No presumption as to intent to arise from absence of declaration; other legal rights not impaired.
The absence of a declaration by an adult patient does not give rise to a presumption as to his intent to consent to or refuse life-sustaining procedures. This chapter applies only to persons who have executed a declaration in accordance with this chapter. Nothing in this chapter impairs any other legal right or legal responsibility which a person may have to effect the withholding or withdrawal or the provision of life-sustaining procedures in any lawful manner.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 341, SECTION 12; 1988 Act No. 586; 1991 Act No. 149, SECTION 11; 1997 Act No. 23, SECTION 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 44-77-10
Short title.§ 44-77-100
Substitution of willing physician or health care worker for one unwilling to effectuate declaration.§ 44-77-140
No presumption as to intent to arise from absence of declaration; other legal rights not impaired.§ 44-77-160
Penalties.§ 44-77-20
Definitions.§ 44-77-40
Validity of declaration.§ 44-77-50
Form of declaration.§ 44-77-80
Revocation of declaration.