Arkansas Living Wills Laws
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| Code Section | 20-17-201, et seq. |
| Specific Powers, Life-Prolonging Acts | Any medical procedure or intervention that will serve only to prolong the dying process or to maintain the patient in a condition of permanent unconsciousness |
| Legal Requirements for Valid Living Will | (1) Sound mind; (2) 18 yrs.; (3) signed by declarant; (4) witnessed by 2 individuals |
| Revocation of Living Will | Revocable at any time, in any manner by the declarant without regard to the declarant's mental/physical condition; effective upon communication to attending physician |
| Validity from State-to-State | A declaration executed in another state in compliance with the laws of that state or Arkansas law is validly executed |
| If Physician Unwilling to Follow Living Will | Physician shall as promptly as practicable take all reasonable steps to transfer care to another physician |
| Immunity for Attending Physician | Physician whose actions under this chapter are in accord with reasonable medical standards is not subject to criminal, civil, or professional liability with respect to them |
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