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13-1107. Consent; not required in emergency during surgery.

            Consent is not required when the patient [or patient's representative] is unable to give consent during the course of [an operation] [treatment] and an emergency arises requiring an immediate change in the [operation] [treatment] necessary for life or health.

 

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[As amended, effective January 1, 1987; August 15, 1997; approved, effective February 24, 1998.]

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