C.R.S. § 15-19-221 Effect of Anatomical Gift On Advance Health-Care Directive - Definitions

• Library: Colorado Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 Regular and 1st Extraordinary Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: C.R.S. § 15-19-221

(a) In this section:

(1) "Advance health-care directive" means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor's direction concerning a health-care decision for the prospective donor.

(2) "Declaration" means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.

(3) "Health-care decision" means any decision regarding the health care of the prospective donor.

(b) If a prospective donor has a declaration or health-care directive, and the terms of the declaration or directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy, the prospective donor's attending physician and prospect...

Cite as C.R.S. § 15-19-221

History: Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-34-121 and amended by 2017 Ch. 158, § 1, eff. 8/9/2017.

History: L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 17-223), ch. 158, p. 551, § 1, effective August 9.