KRS 216.304: Actions of licensed health care professional that are not violative of KRS

216.302.

(1) A licensed health care professional who administers, prescribes, or dispenses

medications or procedures to relieve another person's pain or discomfort, even if the

medication or procedure may hasten or increase the risk of death, shall not be

deemed to have violated KRS 216.302 unless the medications or procedures are

knowingly and intentionally administered, prescribed, or dispensed to cause death.

(2) A licensed h ealth care professional who withholds or withdraws a life -sustaining

procedure in compliance with KRS 311.622 to 311.644 or KRS 311.970 to 311.976

shall not be deemed to have violated KRS 216.302.