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Declaration relating to use of life sustaining procedures - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-4.11-3
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Current as of June 2015
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Rhode Island permits individuals aged 18 and older to “execute a declaration governing the withholding or withdrawal of life sustaining procedures.” Physicians or health care providers that receive a copy of the declaration must place it in the individual’s medical record.
Current as of June 2015