Relating to health; providing for do not resuscitate/do not intubate orders; defining certain terms and specifying applicability; providing a presumption of consent to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and intubation in cardiac or respiratory arrest cases, excepting cases with DNR/DNI orders or completed health care directives, living wills or health care power of attorney indicating the desire not to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation or intubation; providing for issuance of DNR/DNI orders, authorizing health care agents to consent to the orders for subjects lacking decision making capacity and parents or guardians to consent to the orders for minor children; specifying certain documentation requirements; requiring health care provider compliance; authorizing and providing for revocation of the orders; providing liability protection for health care providers and related personnel carrying out the orders in good faith; orders not to affect life insurance policies; providing for compliance with the orders in interinstitutional transfer cases; preserving existing legal rights or responsibilities relating to the withholding of resuscitation or intubation; requiring the commissioner of health to implement the statewide distribution of standardized DNR/DNI forms and to establish a system for distribution of DNR/DNI identification; provisions not to be interpreted as legalizing, condoning, authorizing or approving mercy killing or assisted suicide
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