§ 34-12F-1 — Definitions.

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation," measures to restore cardiac function or to support breathing in the event of respiratory or cardiac arrest or malfunction. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation includes chest compression, delivering electric shock to the chest, or manual or mechanical methods to assist breathing; (2) "EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive," an advance medical directive pertaining to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which is a medical order based on informed consent, signed by or on behalf of an individual and a physician, a physician assistant, or a certified nurse practitioner, directing emergency medical services personnel to not perform resuscitative measures in the event of respiratory or cardiac arrest or malfunction; (3) "Emergency medical service personnel," any emergency medical technician at any level as defined in § 36-4B-1 ; (4) "Informed consent," consent voluntarily, knowingly, and competently given without any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, threat, or other form of coercion after explanation by a physician, physician' s assistant, or certified nurse practitioner of any information that a reasonable person would consider significant to the decision in a manner reasonably comprehensible to general lay understanding.

Legislative History

SL 2004, ch 226, § 1; SL 2005, ch 183, § 1; SL 2017, ch 171, § 50.