Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2512A – Resolution of conflicts
(a) In the event of a disagreement between the patient’s authorized representative and the patient’s health-care practitioner concerning the patient’s decision-making capacity or the appropriate interpretation and application of the terms of a completed DMOST form regarding the patient’s course of treatment, the parties:
(1) May seek to resolve the disagreement by means of procedures and practices established by the health-care institution, including, but not limited to, consultation with an institutional ethics committee, or with an individual designated by the health-care institution for this purpose; or
(2) May seek resolution by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2512A
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) A health-care provider involved in the patient’s care or an administrator of a health-care institution may seek to resolve a disagreement concerning the appropriate interpretation and application of the terms of a completed DMOST form to the patient’s course of treatment in the same manner as set forth in subsection (a) of this section.