Life-sustaining procedure means a medical procedure or intervention which serves only to prolong the dying process. Life‑sustaining procedures do not include the administration of medication or other treatment for comfort care or alleviation of pain. The principal shall indicate in the health care power of attorney whether the provision of nutrition and hydration through medically or surgically implanted tubes is desired.
Life-sustaining procedure means any medical procedure or intervention which, when applied to a qualified patient, would serve only to prolong the dying process and where, in the judgment of the attending physician, death will occur whether or not such procedure or intervention is utilized. “Life-sustaining procedure” shall not include the administration of medication or the performance of any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide comfort care or to alleviate pain.
Life-sustaining procedure means any medical procedure, treatment, or intervention that:
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Life-sustaining procedure means any medical procedure or intervention that, if administered to a qualified patient, would serve only to prolong the dying process, and shall not include any medical procedure or intervention for nourishment of the qualified patient or considered necessary by the attending physician or advanced practice nurse to provide comfort or alleviate pain.
Life-sustaining procedure means any medical procedure, pharmaceutical, med- ical device or medical intervention that maintains life by sustaining, restoring or supplanting a vital function. “Life-sustaining procedure” does not include routine care necessary to sustain patient cleanliness and comfort.
Life-sustaining procedure means any medical procedure or intervention that, when administered to a qualified patient, will serve only to prolong the dying process and does not include nutrition and hydration.[PL 2001, c. 574, §26 (AMD).]
Life-sustaining procedure means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 144A.2(8).
Life-sustaining procedure means any medical procedure or intervention that, in the judgment of the attending health care professional, would serve only to prolong the dying process but not avert death when applied to a qualified patient.
Life-sustaining procedure means any medical procedure, pharmaceutical, medical device, or medical intervention that maintains life by sustaining, restoring, or supplanting a vital function. For purposes of these rules, "life-sustaining procedure" includes decisions about emergency procedures started when an individual's heart stops or breathing stops, commonly called "code procedures." "Life-sustaining procedure" does not include routine care necessary to sustain patient cleanliness and comfort.
Life-sustaining procedure means any medical procedure, treatment, or intervention, including resuscitation, which meets both of the following requirements: