Statute · California Probate Code
Cal. Prob. Code § 4782 — REQUEST REGARDING RESUSCITATIVE MEASURES
Cal. Prob. Code § 4782
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Probate Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2009-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A health care provider who honors a request regarding resuscitative measures is not subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability, discipline for unprofessional conduct, administrative sanction, or any other sanction, as a result of his or her reliance on the request, if the health care…
Citator
Cal. Prob. Code § 4782 — REQUEST REGARDING RESUSCITATIVE MEASURES is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A health care provider who honors a request regarding resuscitative measures is not subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability, discipline for unprofessional conduct, administrative sanction, or any other sanction, as a result of his or her reliance on the request, if the health care provider (a) believes in good faith that the action or decision is consistent with this part, and (b) has no knowledge that the action or decision would be inconsistent with a health care decision that the individual signing the request would have made on his or her own behalf under like circumstances.