Florida Laws: FL Statutes - Title XLIV Civil Rights Section 765.101 Definitions.
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765.305 Procedure in absence of a living will.— (1) In the absence of a living will, the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures from a patient may be made by a health care surrogate designated by the patient pursuant to part II unless the designation limits the surrogate’s authority to consent to the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures.
(2) Before exercising the incompetent patient’s right to forego treatment, the surrogate must be satisfied that: (a) The patient does not have a reasonable medical probability of recovering capacity so that the right could be exercised by the patient.
(b) The patient has an end-stage condition, the patient is in a persistent vegetative state, or the patient’s physical condition is terminal.
History.—s. 4, ch. 92-199; s. 28, ch. 99-331; s. 13, ch. 2000-295.
Sections: 765.203 765.204 765.205 765.301 765.302 765.303 765.304 765.305 765.306 765.309 765.401 765.404 765.510 765.511 765.512
Last modified: May 31, 2013
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