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La. Child. Code art. 1555
Certification of child's terminal status
Before the discontinuation of any medical care or treatment, the child must be diagnosed and certified in writing as qualifying within one or more of the exceptions authorized by Article 1554 by two physicians who have personally examined the child, one of whom shall be the child's attending physician.
History
Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Provenance
- Source
- legis.la.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
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