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2018 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 52 - Patient Voluntary Nonopioid Directive
Section 5205 - Exemption from liability
Universal Citation: 35 PA Cons Stat § 5205 (2018)
§ 5205. Exemption from liability.
(a) Practitioner exemption.--No practitioner or employee of a practitioner acting in good faith shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or be considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for failing to offer or administer a prescription or medication order for a controlled substance containing an opioid under the voluntary nonopioid directive form.
(b) Representative exemption.--No person acting as a representative or an agent under a health care proxy shall be subject to criminal or civil liability for making a decision under section 5204(a)(3) (relating to guidelines) in good faith.
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