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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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