Section 16-36-5-26 - Effect upon chain of proximate cause The act of withholding or withdrawing CPR, when done under:
(1) an out of hospital DNR declaration and order issued under this chapter;(2) a court order or decision of a court appointed guardian; or(3) a good faith medical decision by the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant that the patient has a terminal illness; is not an intervening force and does not affect the chain of proximate cause between the conduct of a person that placed the patient in a terminal condition and the patient's death.
Amended by P.L. 50-2021,SEC. 58, eff. 7/1/2021.As added by P.L. 148-1999, SEC.12.