Louisiana Children’s Code 1555 – Certification of child’s terminal status
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1555
- Attending physician: means the physician who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the child patient. See Louisiana Children's Code 1552
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age who has not been judicially emancipated under Civil Code Article 385 or emancipated by marriage under Civil Code Articles 379 through 384. See Louisiana Children's Code 1552
Before the discontinuation of any medical care or treatment, the child must be diagnosed and certified in writing as qualifying within one or more of the exceptions authorized by Article 1554 by two physicians who have personally examined the child, one of whom shall be the child’s attending physician.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.