Kansas Statutes 65-28,105. Same; written certification and confirmation of declarant’s terminal condition; effect of failure to comply
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-28,105
- Attending physician: means the physician selected by, or assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. See Kansas Statutes 65-28,102
- Declaration: means a witnessed document in writing, voluntarily executed by the declarant in accordance with the requirements of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-28,102
- Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery by the state board of healing arts. See Kansas Statutes 65-28,102
- Qualified patient: means a patient who has executed a declaration in accordance with this act and who has been diagnosed and certified in writing to be afflicted with a terminal condition by two physicians who have personally examined the patient, one of whom shall be the attending physician. See Kansas Statutes 65-28,102
An attending physician who has been notified of the existence of a declaration executed under this act, without delay after the diagnosis of a terminal condition of the declarant, shall take the necessary steps to provide for written certification and confirmation of the declarant’s terminal condition, so that declarant may be deemed to be a qualified patient under this act.
An attending physician who fails to comply with this section shall be deemed to have refused to comply with the declaration and shall be subject to subsection (a) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-28,107.