(a) A health-care provider or institution acting in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted health-care standards applicable to the health-care provider or institution is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for:

(1) Complying with a health-care decision of a person apparently having authority to make a health-care decision for a patient, including a decision to withhold or withdraw health care;

(2) Declining to comply with a health-care decision of a person based on a belief that the person then lacked authority;

(3) Complying with an advance health-care directive and assuming that the directive was valid when made and has not been revoked or terminated;

(4) Providing life-sustaining treatment in an emergency situation when the existence of a health-care directive is unknown; or

(5) Declining to comply with a health-care decision or advance health-care directive because the instruction is contrary to the conscience or good faith medical judgment of the health-care provider or the written policies of the institution.

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(b) An individual acting as agent or surrogate under this chapter is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for health-care decisions made in good faith.

70 Del. Laws, c. 392, § ?3;