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2018 Louisiana Laws
Children's Code
CHC 1555 - Certification of child's terminal status

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LA Chil Code 1555 (2018)
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Art. 1555. Certification of child's terminal status

Before the discontinuation of any medical care or treatment, the child must be diagnosed and certified in writing as qualifying within one or more of the exceptions authorized by Article 1554 by two physicians who have personally examined the child, one of whom shall be the child's attending physician.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

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