Alaska Statutes 13.52.050 – Decisions for exceptional procedures
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.52.050
- agent: means an individual designated in a durable power of attorney for health care to make a health care decision for the individual granting the power. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
- health care: means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or otherwise affect an individual's physical or mental condition. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
- surrogate: means an individual, other than a patient's agent or guardian, authorized under this chapter to make a health care decision for the patient. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
- writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Unless there is a durable power of attorney for health care or another writing clearly expressing an individual’s intent to the contrary, an agent or surrogate may not consent on behalf of a patient to an abortion, sterilization, psychosurgery, or removal of bodily organs except when the abortion, sterilization, psychosurgery, or removal of bodily organs is necessary to preserve the life of the patient or to prevent serious impairment of the health of the patient.