Title XXXI — TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
11 chapters · 736 sections in this title.
§ 459.010 RSMo Definitions
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459.010. Definitions. — As used in sections 459.010 to 459.055, the following terms mean: (1) "Attending physician", the physician selected by, or assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient; (2) "Competent person", a person e…
§ 459.015 RSMo Declaration, who may execute requirements of declaration — form — witnesses
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459.015. Declaration, who may execute requirements of declaration — form — witnesses required, when — notice to physician — filed — where. — 1. Any competent person may execute a declaration directing the withholding or withdrawal of death-prolonging procedures. The declaration m…
§ 459.016 RSMo Advance health care directive form and directions to be included on
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459.016. Advance health care directive form and directions to be included on department website. — The department of health and senior services shall include on its website an advance health care directive form and directions for completing such form as described in section 459.0…
§ 459.020 RSMo Revocation — mental or physical condition not considered part of medical
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459.020. Revocation — mental or physical condition not considered part of medical records — liability for failure to act, when. — 1. A declaration may be revoked at any time and in any manner by which the declarant is able to communicate his intent to revoke, without regard to me…
§ 459.025 RSMo Declaration operative, when
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459.025. Declaration operative, when. — The directions of a declarant able to make treatment decisions shall at all times supersede the declaration. The declaration shall be given operative effect only if the declarant's condition is determined to be terminal and the declarant is…
§ 459.030 RSMo Physician or health facility unwilling to comply to transfer declarant
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459.030. Physician or health facility unwilling to comply to transfer declarant. — 1. An attending physician who is unwilling to comply with the requirements of section 459.025 or who is unwilling to comply with the declaration of a patient in accordance with section 459.015 shal…
§ 459.035 RSMo Declarant presumed to be competent
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459.035. Declarant presumed to be competent. — For the purpose of sections 459.010 to 459.055, a physician or medical care facility may presume in the absence of actual notice to the contrary that an individual who executed a declaration was competent when it was executed. The fa…
§ 459.040 RSMo Physicians not liable, when
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459.040. Physicians not liable, when. — A physician, licensed health care professional, medical care facility or employee thereof or other person who, in good faith and pursuant to usual and customary medical standards, causes or participates in the withholding or withdrawal of d…
§ 459.045 RSMo Unprofessional conduct by physician, when — inheritance rights forfeited,
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459.045. Unprofessional conduct by physician, when — inheritance rights forfeited, when — destroying or forging declaration — penalties. — 1. It shall constitute unprofessional conduct if a physician or other licensed health care professional or facility with actual knowledge of …
§ 459.050 RSMo Life insurance, declaration not to affect
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459.050. Life insurance, declaration not to affect. — 1. The making of a declaration pursuant to sections 459.010 to 459.055 shall not affect in any manner the sale, procurement, or issuance of any policy of life insurance, nor shall it be deemed to modify the terms of an existin…
§ 459.055 RSMo Purposes of declaration
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459.055. Purposes of declaration. — Sections 459.010 to 459.055 shall be interpreted consistent with the following: (1) Each person has the primary right to request or refuse medical treatment subject to the state's interest in protecting innocent third parties, preventing homici…
§ 459.250 RSMo Registry established — definitions — submission of documents by adult
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459.250. Registry established — definitions — submission of documents by adult declarant — confidentiality — third-party to operate registry — rulemaking authority. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Adult", an individual who is eighteen years of age or …