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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 176
BY SENATOR BUFFINGTON AND REPRESENTATI VE HUNTER
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 40:1299.41(L), relative to medical malpractice; to provide for definitions and2
general applications; to provide relative to certain acts or omissions regarding3
declarations or orders related to life-sustaining procedures; to provide for prospective4
application; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 40:1299.41(L) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง1299.41. Definitions and general applications8
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L. Any cause of action for the unintentional acts or omissions arising10
from resuscitating a patient who has a declaration concerning life-sustaining11
procedures executed pursuant to R.S. 40:1299.58.1 et seq., a Louisiana12
Physician Order for Scope of Treatment executed pursuant to R.S. 40:1299.64.113
et seq., or a do not resuscitate order issued by a physician licensed in this state14
shall be governed by the provisions of this Part.15
Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall be given prospective application only and16
shall not affect any action pending or claim arising prior to the effective date of this Act.17
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not18
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature19
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If20
ACT No. 538 SB NO. 176 ENROLLED
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vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become1
effective on the day following such approval.2
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: