§ 23-4.10-9 - General provisions.
SECTION 23-4.10-9
§ 23-4.10-9 General provisions. – (a) Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustainingprocedures pursuant to a durable power of attorney and in accordance with thischapter does not constitute, for any purpose, a suicide or homicide.
(b) The making of a durable power of attorney pursuant to§ 23-4.10-3 does not affect in any manner the sale, procurement, orissuance of any policy of life insurance, nor does it modify the terms of anexisting policy of life insurance. A policy of life insurance is not legallyimpaired or invalidated in any manner by the withholding or withdrawal oflife-sustaining procedures from an insured qualified patient, notwithstandingany term of the policy to the contrary.
(c) A person may not prohibit or require the execution of adurable power of attorney as a condition for being insured for, or receiving,health care services.
(d) This chapter creates no presumption concerning theintention of an individual who has revoked or has not executed a durable powerof attorney with respect to the use, withholding, or withdrawal oflife-sustaining procedures in the event of a terminal condition.
(e) This chapter does not increase or decrease the right of apatient to make decisions regarding use of life-sustaining procedures so longas the patient is able to do so, or impair or supersede any right orresponsibility that any person has to effect the withholding or withdrawal ofmedical care.
(f) This chapter does not condone, authorize, or approvemercy-killing or euthanasia.