43-47-31 - Objection to provision of services on privacy grounds; persons receiving treatment by spiritual means; objection to medical treatment. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 43-47-31. Objection to provision of services on privacy grounds; persons receiving treatment by spiritual means; objection to medical treatment.
 

(1)  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize, permit or require any emergency or protective services in contravention of the stated or implied objection of such person based upon his right of privacy, which is grounded in the federal courts and the courts of this state, except in a situation where the vulnerable adult is in imminent danger of serious harm. 

(2)  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to mean a person is neglected or in need of emergency or protective services for the sole reason he is being furnished or relies upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denominations. 

(3)  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize, permit or require any medical care or treatment in contravention of the stated or implied objection of such person. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1986, ch. 468, § 16; reenacted, Laws, 1989, ch. 381, § 16; Laws, 2001, ch. 603, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 2001.