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§ 3101.16. Treatment decisions to be based on known intentions, personal views and best interes...

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 60. Oklahoma Advance Directive Act (Refs & Annos)
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 3101.16
§ 3101.16. Treatment decisions to be based on known intentions, personal views and best interests of declarant
An individual making life-sustaining treatment decisions pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Advance Directive Act for a declarant shall make such decisions based on the known intentions, personal views and best interests of the declarant. If evidence of the declarant's wishes is sufficient, those wishes shall control. If there is not sufficient evidence of the wishes of the declarant, the decisions shall be based on the reasonable judgment of the individual so deciding about the values of the declarant and what the wishes of the declarant would be based upon those values.

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Laws 1992, c. 114, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 2006, c. 171, § 15, emerg. eff. May 17, 2006.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 3101.16, OK ST T. 63 § 3101.16
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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