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  CHAPTER 765. HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES


PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 765.101. Definitions.
SECTION 765.102. Legislative findings and intent.
SECTION 765.103. Existing advance directives.
SECTION 765.104. Amendment or revocation.
SECTION 765.105. Review of surrogate or proxy’s decision.
SECTION 765.106. Preservation of existing rights.
SECTION 765.107. Construction.
SECTION 765.108. Effect with respect to insurance.
SECTION 765.109. Immunity from liability; weight of proof; presumption.
SECTION 765.110. Health care facilities and providers; discipline.
SECTION 765.1103. Pain management and palliative care.
SECTION 765.1105. Transfer of a patient.
SECTION 765.1115. Falsification, forgery, or willful concealment, cancellation, or destruction of directive or revocation or amendment; penalties.
SECTION 765.112. Recognition of advance directive executed in another state.
SECTION 765.113. Restrictions on providing consent.
PART II. HEALTH CARE SURROGATE
SECTION 765.201. Short title.
SECTION 765.202. Designation of a health care surrogate.
SECTION 765.203. Suggested form of designation.
SECTION 765.2035. Designation of a health care surrogate for a minor.
SECTION 765.2038. Designation of health care surrogate for a minor; suggested form.
SECTION 765.204. Capacity of principal; procedure.
SECTION 765.205. Responsibility of the surrogate.
PART III. LIFE-PROLONGING PROCEDURES
SECTION 765.301. Short title.
SECTION 765.302. Procedure for making a living will; notice to physician.
SECTION 765.303. Suggested form of a living will.
SECTION 765.304. Procedure for living will.
SECTION 765.305. Procedure in absence of a living will.
SECTION 765.306. Determination of patient condition.
SECTION 765.309. Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished.
PART IV. ABSENCE OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
SECTION 765.401. The proxy.
SECTION 765.404. Persistent vegetative state.
PART V. ANATOMICAL GIFTS
SECTION 765.510. Legislative declaration.
SECTION 765.511. Definitions.
SECTION 765.512. Persons who may make an anatomical gift.
SECTION 765.513. Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.
SECTION 765.514. Manner of making anatomical gifts.
SECTION 765.515. Delivery of donor document.
SECTION 765.5155. Donor registry; education program.
SECTION 765.51551. Donor registry; public records exemption.
SECTION 765.516. Donor amendment or revocation of anatomical gift.
SECTION 765.517. Rights and duties at death.
SECTION 765.518. Eye banks.
SECTION 765.5185. Corneal removal by medical examiners.
SECTION 765.519. Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors.
SECTION 765.521. Donations as part of driver license or identification card process.
SECTION 765.522. Duty of hospital administrators; liability of hospital administrators and procurement organizations.
SECTION 765.523. Discrimination in access to anatomical gifts and organ transplants prohibited.
SECTION 765.53. Organ Transplant Advisory Council; membership; responsibilities.
SECTION 765.541. Certification of procurement organizations; agency responsibilities.
SECTION 765.542. Requirements to engage in organ, tissue, or eye procurement.
SECTION 765.543. Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board; creation; duties.
SECTION 765.544. Fees; organ and tissue donor education and procurement.
SECTION 765.545. Physician supervision of cadaveric organ and tissue procurement coordinators.
SECTION 765.546. Procurement of cadaveric organs for transplant by out-of-state physicians.
SECTION 765.547. Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization.