Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-3101.12
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A. Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of life-
sustaining treatment in accordance with the Oklahoma Advance
Directive Act shall not constitute, for any purpose, a suicide or
homicide.
B. The making of an advance directive pursuant to Section
3101.4 of this title shall not affect in any manner the sale,
procurement, or issuance of any policy of life insurance or annuity,
nor shall it affect, impair, or modify the terms of an existing
policy of life insurance or annuity. A policy of life insurance or
annuity shall not be legally impaired or invalidated in any manner
by the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from
an insured qualified patient, regardless of any term of the policy
or annuity to the contrary.
C. A person shall not prohibit or require the execution of an
advance directive as a condition for being insured for, or
receiving, health care services.
D. The Oklahoma Advance Directive Act creates no presumption
concerning the intention of an individual who has revoked or has not
executed an advance directive with respect to the use, withholding,
or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
E. The Oklahoma Advance Directive Act shall not affect the
right of a patient to make decisions regarding use of life-
sustaining treatment, so long as the patient is able to do so, or
impair or supersede any right or responsibility that a person has to
effect the withholding or withdrawal of medical care; provided, that
this subsection may not be construed to authorize a violation of
Section 3101.9 of this title.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1470
F. The Oklahoma Advance Directive Act shall not be construed to
condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing, assisted suicide, or
euthanasia.
G. Failure to designate a health care proxy in accordance with
Section 3101.4 of this title shall not be interpreted to invalidate
the authority of a health care proxy to make life-sustaining
treatment decisions if otherwise authorized by law.
sustaining treatment in accordance with the Oklahoma Advance
Directive Act shall not constitute, for any purpose, a suicide or
homicide.
B. The making of an advance directive pursuant to Section
3101.4 of this title shall not affect in any manner the sale,
procurement, or issuance of any policy of life insurance or annuity,
nor shall it affect, impair, or modify the terms of an existing
policy of life insurance or annuity. A policy of life insurance or
annuity shall not be legally impaired or invalidated in any manner
by the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from
an insured qualified patient, regardless of any term of the policy
or annuity to the contrary.
C. A person shall not prohibit or require the execution of an
advance directive as a condition for being insured for, or
receiving, health care services.
D. The Oklahoma Advance Directive Act creates no presumption
concerning the intention of an individual who has revoked or has not
executed an advance directive with respect to the use, withholding,
or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
E. The Oklahoma Advance Directive Act shall not affect the
right of a patient to make decisions regarding use of life-
sustaining treatment, so long as the patient is able to do so, or
impair or supersede any right or responsibility that a person has to
effect the withholding or withdrawal of medical care; provided, that
this subsection may not be construed to authorize a violation of
Section 3101.9 of this title.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1470
F. The Oklahoma Advance Directive Act shall not be construed to
condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing, assisted suicide, or
euthanasia.
G. Failure to designate a health care proxy in accordance with
Section 3101.4 of this title shall not be interpreted to invalidate
the authority of a health care proxy to make life-sustaining
treatment decisions if otherwise authorized by law.
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