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Pennsylvania · Through 2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 35 Pa.C.S.)

35 Pa.C.S. § 5205: Exemption from liability.

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  1. Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
  2. PART III PUBLIC SAFETY
  3. CHAPTER 52 PATIENT VOLUNTARY NONOPIOID DIRECTIVE

(a) Practitioner exemption.--No practitioner or employee of a practitioner acting in good faith shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or be considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for failing to offer or administer a prescription or medication order for a controlled substance containing an opioid under the voluntary nonopioid directive form.

(b) Representative exemption.--No person acting as a representative or an agent under a health care proxy shall be subject to criminal or civil liability for making a decision under section 5204(a)(3) (relating to guidelines) in good faith.

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