{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-216.304","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 216.304","heading":"Actions of licensed health care professional that are not violative of KRS","body":"216.302.\n(1) A licensed health care professional who administers, prescribes, or dispenses\nmedications or procedures to relieve another person's pain or discomfort, even if the\nmedication or procedure may hasten or increase the risk of death, shall not be\ndeemed to have violated KRS 216.302 unless the medications or procedures are\nknowingly and intentionally administered, prescribed, or dispensed to cause death.\n(2) A licensed h ealth care professional who withholds or withdraws a life -sustaining\nprocedure in compliance with KRS 311.622 to 311.644 or KRS 311.970 to 311.976\nshall not be deemed to have violated KRS 216.302.","path":["KRS Chapter 216"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9005","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:20Z","sha256":"93f147ebfbc6b576456ac6fe7c03780590d281cd552fd2ab3fd77f80f4dcedf2","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-216.302","next":"us-ky/krs-216.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}