What are the responsibilities of the attending physician under the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act?

• An attending physician or other health care provider who is unwilling to comply with the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act must take reasonable steps as promptly as practicable to transfer care of the declarant to another physician or health care provider who is willing to do so. • In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, a physician or other health care provider may assume a declaration complies with the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act and is valid. A declaration executed in another state in compliance with the law of that state or of Nebraska shall be valid. An instrument executed anywhere before July 15,1992, which substantially complies with the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act shall be effective. • The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act does not affect the responsibility of the attending physician or other health care provider to provide nutrition and hydration. <<Return to Top of Page>> Should I have a living will? The decision whether to create a living will is an ...  more