Section 34-12D-5 - When declaration becomes operative.
34-12D-5. When declaration becomes operative. A living will declaration becomes operative when the declarant is determined by the attending physician to be in a terminal condition, death is imminent, and the declarant is no longer able to communicate decisions about medical care.
Source: SL 1991, ch 273, § 5; SL 2007, ch 193, § 3.