65-28,102. Same; definitions.
65-28,102
65-28,102. Same; definitions.As used in this act:
(a) "Attending physician" means the physician selected by, orassigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for thetreatment and care of the patient.
(b) "Declaration" means a witnessed document in writing, voluntarilyexecuted by the declarant in accordance with the requirements of K.S.A.65-28,103.
(c) "Life-sustaining procedure" means any medical procedure orintervention which, when applied to a qualified patient, would serveonly to prolong the dying process and where, in the judgment of theattending physician, death will occur whether or not such procedure orintervention is utilized. "Life-sustaining procedure" shall not includethe administration of medication or the performance of any medicalprocedure deemed necessary to provide comfort care or to alleviate pain.
(d) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine andsurgery by the state board of healing arts.
(e) "Qualified patient" means a patient who has executed adeclaration in accordance with this act and who has been diagnosed andcertified in writing to be afflicted with a terminal condition by twophysicians who have personally examined the patient, one of whom shallbe the attending physician.
History: L. 1979, ch. 199, § 2; July 1.