{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2515a","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 2515A","heading":"Immunity.","body":"A health-care institution, health-care practitioner, or health-care provider acting in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted health-care standards applicable to the health-care institution, health-care practitioner, or health-care provider is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for:\n(1) Complying with a DMOST form signed by a health-care practitioner apparently having authority to make a DMOST for a patient, including a decision to withhold or withdraw health care;\n(2) Declining to comply with a DMOST form based on a belief that the health-care practitioner then lacked authority to sign a DMOST;\n(3) Complying with a DMOST form and assuming that the DMOST form was valid when made and has not been modified or voided;\n(4) Providing life-sustaining treatment in an emergency situation when the existence of a DMOST form is unknown; or\n(5) Declining to comply with a DMOST form because the DMOST form is contrary to the conscience or good faith medical judgment of the health-care practitioner or the written policies of the health-care institution.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 25A. Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c025a/index.html#2515A","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"257116f42be4f7b60f5d1a67292947115c27d6e7737366a7c65efbbd375d595d","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2514a","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2516a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}