{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-201d-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 201D, § 8","heading":"Liability of health care providers and agents","body":"Section 8. No health care provider or employee thereof shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, for carrying out in good faith a health care decision by an agent pursuant to a health care proxy.\nNo person acting as agent pursuant to a health care proxy shall be subject to criminal or civil liability for making a health care decision in good faith pursuant to this chapter.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 201D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter201D/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:33Z","sha256":"34968aac0d1eee1ce1f17f2fdd8aa50b9e807d19d64da8cd04b45a7d140bc5cb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-201d-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-201d-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}