KRS 216.304

Actions of licensed health care professional that are not violative of KRS 216.302

Known as the Kentucky Charitable Health Care Services Act

The act spans §§ 216–216 (237 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)

Most recently applied in Washington v. Glucksberg (June 1997)

Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky

(1) A licensed health care professional who administers, prescribes, or dispenses medications or procedures to relieve another person's pain or discomfort, even if the medication or procedure may hasten or increase the risk of death, shall not be deemed to have violated KRS 216.302 unless the medications or procedures are knowingly and intentionally administered, prescribed, or dispensed to cause death.

(2) A licensed health care professional who withholds or withdraws a life-sustaining procedure in compliance with KRS 311.622 to 311.644 or KRS 311.970 to 311.976 shall not be deemed to have violated KRS 216.302.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.