La. Ch. Code art. 1555
This is the official text of La. Ch. Code art. 1555, part of Louisiana’s Children's Code — governs child custody, child protection, and juvenile justice in Louisiana.
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Certification of child's terminal status
Official statutory text
Before the discontinuation of any medical care or treatment, the child must be diagnosed and certified in writing as qualifying within one or more of the exceptions authorized by Article 1554 by two physicians who have personally examined the child, one of whom shall be the child's attending physician.
Acts 1991, No. 235, ยง15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Acts 1991, No. 235, ยง15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
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