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Ala. Code § 22-8A-4.1: Validity of DNAR Orders; Adoption of Rules.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
- Title 1 Health and Environmental Control Generally.
- Chapter 8A Termination of Life-Support Procedures.
(a) A completed DNAR order that is properly entered and received is deemed a valid order.
(b) (1) The State Board of Health shall adopt by rule the form to be used for a portable DNAR order.
(2) The State Board of Health and the Board of Medical Examiners may adopt rules to implement this section and the amendments made to Sections 22-8A-2, 22-8A-3, 22-8A-7, and 22-8A-8 by Act 2016-96. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Medical Examiners shall have exclusive authority to adopt rules relating to physicians in implementing this section and the amendments made to Sections 22-8A-2, 22-8A-3, 22-8A-7, and 22-8A-8 by Act 2016-96.
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