§ 2512A. Resolution of conflicts.
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(a)In the event of a disagreement between the patient’s authorized representative and the patient’s health-care practitioner concerning the patient’s decision-making capacity or the appropriate interpretation and application of the terms of a completed DMOST form regarding the patient’s course of treatment, the parties:
(1)May seek to resolve the disagreement by means of procedures and practices established by the health-care institution, including, but not limited to, consultation with an institutional ethics committee, or with an individual designated by the health-care institution for this purpose; or
(2)May seek resolution by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b)A health-care provider involved in the patient’s care or an administrator of a health-care institution may seek to resolve a disagreement concerning the appropriate interpretation and application of the terms of a completed DMOST form to the patient’s course of treatment in the same manner as set forth in subsection
(a)of this section.