§ 35-22-410 — Immunities

Wyoming § 35-22-410

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 22: LIVING WILL
• Art. 4: WYOMING HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT

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(a) A health care provider or institution acting in good
faith and in accordance with generally accepted health care
standards applicable to the health care provider or institution
is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline
for:
(i) Complying with a health care decision of a person
apparently having authority to make a health care decision for a
patient, including a decision to withhold or withdraw health
care;
(ii) Declining to comply with a health care decision
of a person based on a belief that the person then lacked
authority;
(iii) Complying with an advance health care directive
and assuming that the directive was valid when made and has not
been revoked or terminated;
(iv) Providing life-sustaining treatment in an
emergency situation when the existence of a health care
directive is unknown; or
(v) Declining to comply with a health care decision
or advance health care directive because the instruction is
contrary to the conscience or good faith medical judgment of the
health care provider, or the written policies of the
institution.
(b) An individual acting in good faith as agent or
surrogate under this act is not subject to civil liability or
criminal prosecution or to discipline by a licensing board for
unprofessional conduct for health care decisions made in good
faith.