§ 145B.07 — Transfer of Care
Plain-Language Summary
This section explains how to cancel or change a living will. You can revoke your living will at any time, regardless of your physical or mental condition. You can do this by destroying it, writing a new statement, or telling someone you want to cancel it.
145B.07 TRANSFER OF CARE.
If a living will is delivered to a physician or other health care provider who transfers care of patients to other health care providers, or if a living will is delivered to a health care provider, including a health care facility or HMO that delivers patient care through an arrangement with individual providers, the physician or other health care provider receiving a living will shall make reasonable efforts:
(1) to ensure that an agreement with the patient to comply with the living will will be honored by others who provide health care to that patient; or
(2) to identify and deliver the living will to the individual providers and facilitate the declarant’s discussion with those individuals whose agreement to comply with the living will is required.
History:
History: History: 1989 c 3 s 7; 1991 c 148 s 6