Kansas Statutes 65-28,101. Withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures; legislative finding and declaration
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-28,101
- Declaration: means a witnessed document in writing, voluntarily executed by the declarant in accordance with the requirements of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-28,102
- Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery by the state board of healing arts. See Kansas Statutes 65-28,102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
The legislature finds that adult persons have the fundamental right to control the decisions relating to the rendering of their own medical care, including the decision to have life-sustaining procedures withheld or withdrawn in instances of a terminal condition.
In order that the rights of patients may be respected even after they are no longer able to participate actively in decisions about themselves, the legislature hereby declares that the laws of this state shall recognize the right of an adult person to make a written declaration instructing his or her physician to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining procedures in the event of a terminal condition.