Title 19 — Health
55 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
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…
19 V.I.C. § 189 Revocation of declaration
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(a) A declaration may be revoked at any time and in any manner by the declarant, without regard to the declarant's mental or physical condition. A revocation is effective upon communication to the attending physician or other health-care provider by the declarant or a witness to …
19 V.I.C. § 190 Recording determination of terminal condition and declaration
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Upon determining that the declarant is in a terminal condition, the attending physician who knows of a declaration shall record the determination and the terms of the declaration in the declarant's medical record.
19 V.I.C. § 191 Treatment of qualified patients
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(a) A qualified patient may make decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment as long as the patient is able to do so. (b) This chapter does not affect the responsibility of the attending physician or other health-care provider to provide treatment, including nutrition and hydra…
19 V.I.C. § 192 Consent by others to withdrawal or withholding of treatment
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(a) Life-sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn from an individual who:(i) has been determined by the attending physician to be in a terminal condition and no longer able to make decisions regarding administration of life-sustaining treatment; and(ii) has no effective …
19 V.I.C. § 193 Transfer of patients
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An attending physician or other health-care provider who is unwilling to comply with this chapter shall, as promptly as practicable, take all reasonable steps to transfer care of the declarant to another physician or health-care provider who is willing to do so.
19 V.I.C. § 194 Immunities
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(a) In the absence of knowledge of the revocation of a declaration, a physician or other health-care provider is not subject to civil or criminal liability, or discipline for unprofessional conduct, for carrying out the declaration or the instructions of a designee under section …
19 V.I.C. § 195 When health-care provider may assume validity of declaration
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In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, a physician or other health-care provider may assume that a declaration complies with this chapter and is valid.
19 V.I.C. § 196 Recognition of declaration executed in another state
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(a) A declaration executed in another state in compliance with the law of that state or of this Territory is validly executed for purposes of this chapter. (b) A declaration executed in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, its territories and possessions is validly execut…
19 V.I.C. § 197 Effect of previous declaration
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An instrument executed before the effective date of this chapter which substantially complies with section 187(a) of this title shall be given effect pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
19 V.I.C. § 198 Miscellaneous provisions
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(a) Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in accordance with this chapter does not constitute, for any purpose, a suicide or homicide. (b) The making of a declaration pursuant to section 186 of this title does not affect in any manner the…
19 V.I.C. § 199 Penalties
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(a) A physician or other health-care provider who willfully fails to transfer the care of a patient in accordance with section 193 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined $500 or imprisoned for a period of not more than one year. (b) A physician who willfully …
19 V.I.C. § 200 Uniformity of construction and application
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This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.