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Montana Rights of the Terminally Ill
Revised 2005
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Marsha A. Goetting Ph.D., CFP®, CFCS
Professor & Extension Family Economics Specialist
Department of Agricultural Economics & Economics
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Montana Rights of the Terminally Ill
•MontGuide 199202
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Effective• April 18, 1991• Prior Law Termed–Living Will Act• Oct. 1, 1985
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Montana law•Allows an individual
who is of sound mind to write a declaration
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Declaration
•Governs withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment when a person is in a terminal condition
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Declaration Requirements
• Age 18 or Older• Sound Mind
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Declaration
• Signed by– Declarant – Two witnesses
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Declaration•Does not have to be notarized
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Becomes Operative
1. Attending physician determines that you are in a terminal condition and…
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Becomes operative
2.You are no longer able to make decisions about the administration of life-sustaining treatment
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Attending Physician
• Selected by or assigned to patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment & care of patient
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Life-sustaining Treatment
• Any medical procedure or interventions which, when administered to a qualified patient, will serve only to prolong the dying process
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Terminal Condition• Incurable or irreversible
condition that, without administration of life-sustaining treatment, will, in the opinion of the attending physician, result in death within a relatively short time.
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Qualified patient
•Who has written declaration according to MT law and…...
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Qualified patient •Who has been determined by
attending physician to be in terminal condition
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What if physician is not willing to comply?
• Inform you• Transfer care to another physician
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Provide copies to:
• Physician• Family members
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Giving others consent
• Designee can make decisions for you
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Priority List if no Designee
• Spouse–Wife–Husband
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Second in line
• Adult Child
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Second in line
• More than one adult child– Majority of adult
children who are reasonably available for consultation
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Third in Line•Parents of the declarant
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Fourth in Line• Adult brother or sister• If more than one sibling,
a majority of adult children who are reasonably available for consultation
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Fifth in Line•Nearest other adult
relative by blood or adoption who is reasonably available for consultation
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Change your mind?
• Revoke declaration– Verbally– In writing
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Concealing Living Will
• Misdemeanor– Fine $500 – County Jail 1 yr
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Life Insurance • Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment does not constitute suicide or homicide
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Example Declaration
• MontGuide 199202 Signature Date Witnesses’ Signatures
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Example Designee
• MontGuide 199202 Name of designee Signature Witnesses’ Signatures
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Summary: Declaration
• Allows you to terminate medical treatment should you have incurable & irreversible condition that would lead to death without treatment
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Reviewers
•Business, Estates, Tax, Trusts, & Real Property Law Section– State Bar of Montana
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Reviewers •MSU College of
Nursing•Montana Department
of Public Health & Human Services
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Reviewers • Office on
Aging• Montana Nurses
Association
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Reviewers • Montana Legislative Council– Legal Services Division
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Montana Rights of the Terminally Ill
QUESTIONS