Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     50-9-105. When declaration operative. (1) A declaration becomes operative when:
     (a) it is communicated to the attending physician; and
     (b) the declarant is determined by the attending physician to be in a terminal condition and no longer able to make decisions regarding administration of life-sustaining treatment.
     (2) When the declaration becomes operative, the attending physician and other health care providers shall act in accordance with its provisions and with the instructions of a designee under 50-9-103(1) or comply with the transfer requirements of 50-9-203.

     History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 391, L. 1991.

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