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§63-3131.7.


§63-3131.7.
   
   A. At any time, a person under the care of a health care agency may
   revoke such person's do-not-resuscitate consent by making an oral,
   written, or other act of communication to a physician or other health
   care provider of a health care agency.
   
   B. At any time, a person not under the care of a health care agency
   may revoke such person's do-not-resuscitate consent by destroying the
   form and removing all do-not-resuscitate identification from the
   person. The person is responsible for notifying such person's
   attending physician of the revocation.
   
   C. At any time, the parent or guardian of a minor child, or the minor
   child, if capable of doing so and possessing sufficient understanding
   and appreciation of the nature and consequences of the treatment
   decision despite the minor child's chronological age, may revoke the
   do-not-resuscitate consent for the minor child by making an oral,
   written, or other act of communication to a physician or other health
   care provider. The parent or guardian of the minor child is
   responsible for notifying the minor child's attending physician of the
   revocation.
   
   D. At any time, a representative may revoke the do-not-resuscitate
   consent for an incapacitated person under the care of a health care
   agency by notifying a physician or other health care provider of the
   health care agency of the revocation of consent in writing or by
   orally notifying the attending physician.
   
   E. At any time, a representative may revoke the do-not-resuscitate
   consent for an incapacitated person not under the care of a health
   care agency by destroying the form and removing all do-not-resuscitate
   identification from the person. The representative is responsible for
   notifying the person's attending physician of the revocation.
   
   F. The attending physician who is informed of or provided with a
   revocation of consent to a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to this
   section shall immediately cancel the order if the person is under the
   care of a health care agency and shall notify the health care
   providers of the health care agency responsible for the person's care
   of the revocation and cancellation. Any professional staff of the
   health care agency who is informed of or provided with a revocation of
   consent for a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to this section shall
   immediately notify the attending physician of the revocation.
   

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