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§43A-11-112.


§43A-11-112.
   
   A. In the absence of knowledge of the revocation of an advance
   directive for mental health treatment, a person is not subject to
   civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct
   for carrying out the advance directive for mental health treatment
   pursuant to the requirements of the Advance Directives for Mental
   Health Treatment Act.
   
   B. A physician or psychologist whose actions under the Advance
   Directives for Mental Health Treatment Act are in accord with
   reasonable medical standards or standards of mental health treatment,
   is not subject to criminal or civil liability or discipline for
   unprofessional conduct with respect to those actions.
   
   C. An individual designated as an attorney-in-fact pursuant to the
   provisions of this act, to make mental health treatment decisions for
   a declarant and whose decisions regarding the declarant are made in
   good faith pursuant to the Advance Directives for Mental Health
   Treatment Act, is not subject to criminal or civil liability, or
   discipline for unprofessional conduct with respect to those decisions.
   

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