Wisconsin § 154.02 - Definitions.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 154.02 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 154.02. Definitions.
In this subchapter: 154.02(1) (1) “Declaration” means a written, witnessed document voluntarily executed by the declarant under s. 154.03 (1) , but is not limited in form or substance to that provided in s. 154.03 (2) . 154.02(2) (2) “Feeding tube” means a medical tube through which nutrition or hydration is administered into the vein, stomach, nose, mouth or other body opening of a qualified patient. 154.02(3) (3) “Qualified patient” means a declarant who has been diagnosed and certified in writing to be afflicted with a terminal condition or to be in a persistent vegetative state by 2 health care professionals, one of whom is the attending health care professional and one of whom is a physician, who have personally examined the declarant. 154.02 History History: 1995 a. 200 ; 2019 a. 90 .
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