333.1066 Legal rights not impaired or superseded; presumptions.
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333.1066 Legal rights not impaired or superseded; presumptions.
Sec. 16.
(1)The provisions of this act are cumulative and do not impair or supersede a legal right that an individual may have to consent to or refuse medical treatment for himself or herself or that a parent, guardian, or other individual may have to consent to or refuse medical treatment on behalf of another.
(2)This act does not create a presumption concerning the intent of a person executing an order to consent to or refuse medical treatment in circumstances other than the cessation of both spontaneous circulation and respiration.
(3)This act does not create a presumption concerning the intent of an individual who has not executed an order to consent to or refuse any type of medical treatment.
History: 1996, Act 193 , Eff. Aug. 1, 1996