C.R.S. § 15-18-110: Liability.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15 - PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES
- Article 18 - Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act
(1) With respect to any declaration that appears on its face to have been executed in accordance with the requirements of this article:
(a) Any physician or advanced practice registered nurse may act in compliance with such declaration in the absence of actual notice of revocation, fraud, misrepresentation, or improper execution;
(b) A physician who signs a certificate withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining procedures in compliance with a declaration shall not be subject to civil liability, criminal penalty, or licensing sanctions therefor;
(c) A hospital or person acting under the direction of a physician and participating in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures in compliance with a declaration shall not be subject to civil liability, criminal penalty, or licensing sanctions therefor; and
(d) An advanced practice registered nurse who withholds or withdraws life-sustaining procedures in compliance with a declaration shall not be subject to civil liability, criminal penalty, or licensing sanctions therefor.
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