GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 66B Certificate in clinical records if life-sustaining measure withheld or withdrawn

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 66B

66B Certificate in clinical records if life-sustaining measure withheld or withdrawn

(1) This section applies if a life-sustaining measure is withheld or withdrawn for an adult other than because of section 63A .

(2) The adult’s health provider must certify in the adult’s medical records as to the various things enabling the measure to be withheld or withdrawn because of—

(a) for a withholding or withdrawal under a direction in the adult’s advance health directive†” section 66 (2) and the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 , section 36 ; or

(b) for a withholding or withdrawal by consent†” section 66 (3) , (4) or (5) and section 66A .