Withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment--Responsibilities of health care provider

A health care provider need not participate in the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment. However, a health care provider electing for any reason not to participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment shall make a reasonable effort to locate and to transfer the declarant to a physician or health care provider willing to honor the declaration. Source: SL 1991, ch 273 , § 11; SL 2007, ch 193 , § 6.