§ 23-4.11-6 - Treatment of qualified patients. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-4.11-6

   § 23-4.11-6  Treatment of qualifiedpatients. – (a) A qualified patient has the right to make decisions regarding use of lifesustaining procedures as long as the patient is able to do so. If a qualifiedpatient is not able to make those decisions, the declaration governs decisionsregarding use of life sustaining procedures.

   (b) This chapter does not prohibit any action considerednecessary by the attending physician for comfort and care or alleviation ofpain.

   (c) The declaration of a qualified patient known to theattending physician to be pregnant shall be given no force or effect as long asit is probable that the fetus could develop to the point of live birth withcontinued application of life sustaining procedures.