Alaska § 13.52.045 - Withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining procedures.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 13.52.045 — Withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining procedures., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13.52.045. Withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining procedures.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an agent or a surrogate may determine that life-sustaining procedures may be withheld or withdrawn from a patient with a qualifying condition when there is (1) a durable power of attorney for health care or other writing that clearly expresses the patient's intent that the procedures be withheld or withdrawn; or
(2) no durable power of attorney for health care or other writing that clearly expresses the patient's intent to the contrary, the patient has a qualifying condition as determined under AS 13.52.160 , and withholding or withdrawing the procedures would be consistent with the patient's best interest.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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