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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Health (Ch. 144-159) § 145B.07. Transfer of care - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/health-ch-144-159/mn-st-sect-145b-07/
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