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29(10) 'Living will' means a written document voluntarily executed by an
individual directing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining
procedures when an individual is in a terminal condition, coma, or
persistent vegetative state in accordance with this chapter, as such chapter
existed on and before June 30, 2007.
(11) 'Physician' means a person lawfully licensed in this state to practice
medicine and surgery pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43; and if
the declarant is receiving health care in another state, a person lawfully
licensed in such state.
(12) 'Provision of nourishment or hydration' means the provision of
nutrition or fluids by tube or other medical means.
(13) 'State of permanent unconsciousness' means an incurable or
irreversible condition in which the declarant is not aware of himself or
herself or his or her environment and in which the declarant is showing no
behavioral response to his or her environment.
(14) 'Terminal condition' means an incurable or irreversible condition which
would result in the declarant´s death in a relatively short period of time.
Certification of a terminal condition or state of permanent
unconsciousness
Before any action can be taken to withdraw or withhold life sustaining
procedures or to withdraw or withhold nourishment or hydration for a
declarant in a state of permanent unconsciousness or is in a terminal
condition, that condition must be certified in writing. The attending
physician and one other physician must personally examine the declarant
and certify in writing based upon the declarant’s condition found during the
course of their examination and in accordance with current accepted
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