20-17-213. Effect of previous declaration.

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20-17-213. Effect of previous declaration. An instrument executed before July 20, 1987, which substantially complies with § 20-17-202(a) must be given effect pursuant to the provision of this subchapter.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-17-213

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20-17-202. Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment.

20-17-202. Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment. (a)(1) An individual of sound mind and eighteen (18) or more years of age may execute at any time a declaration governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. The declaration must be signed by the declarant, or another at the declarant's direction, and witnessed by two (2) individuals. (2) A declaration executed under this section before July 1, 2017, is valid if the declaration substantially complies with subdivision (a)(1) of this section. (3) A declaration executed under this section on and after July 1, 2017, is valid if the declaration document: (A) Is notarized but does not have two (2) witnesses; or (B) Satisfies the requirements of the Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act, § 20-6-101 et seq. (b) A declaration may be, but need not be, in the following form in the case where the patient has a terminal condition: “DECLARATION “If I should have an incurable or irreversible condition that will cause my death within a relatively short time, and I am no longer able to make decisions regarding my medical treatment, I direct my attending physician, pursuant to the Arkansas Rights of the Terminally Ill or Permanently Unconscious Act, to [withhold or withdraw treatment that only prolongs the process of dying and is not necessary to my comfort or to alleviate pain] [follow the instructions of whom I appoint as my Health Care Proxy to decide whether life-sustaining treatment should be withheld or withdrawn]. It is my specific directive that nutrition may be withheld after consultation with my attending physician. It is my specific directive that hydration may be withheld after consultation with my attending physician. It is my specific directive that nutrition may not be w

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-17-202

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