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19 V.I.C. § 185 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act.
19 V.I.C. § 186 Definitions
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(a) The definitions as used in this chapter have the following meaning unless the context requires otherwise:(a) “Attending physician” means the physician who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient.(b) “Declaration” means a writing executed in accord…
19 V.I.C. § 187 Declaration relating to use of life sustaining treatment
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(a) An individual of sound mind and 18 or more years of age may execute at any time a declaration governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. The declarant may designate another individual of sound mind and 18 or more years of age to make decisions gover…
19 V.I.C. § 188 When declaration operative
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A declaration becomes operative when (i) it is communicated to the attending physician and (ii) the declarant is determined by the attending physician to be in a terminal condition and no longer able to make decisions regarding administration of life-sustaining treatment. When th…
