South Carolina Code 44-77-140. No presumption as to intent to arise from absence of declaration; other legal rights not impaired
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-77-140
- Life-sustaining procedures: means any medical procedures or intervention which would serve only to prolong the dying process and where, in the judgment of the attending physician, death will occur whether or not the procedures are utilized. See South Carolina Code 44-77-20
- Person: means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, hospital, or other organization or group. See South Carolina Code 44-77-20
The absence of a declaration by an adult patient does not give rise to a presumption as to his intent to consent to or refuse life-sustaining procedures. This chapter applies only to persons who have executed a declaration in accordance with this chapter. Nothing in this chapter impairs any other legal right or legal responsibility which a person may have to effect the withholding or withdrawal or the provision of life-sustaining procedures in any lawful manner.