Sec. 3a.
(1) A guardian with the power to execute a do-not-resuscitate order under section 5314 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5314, may execute a do-not-resuscitate order on behalf of a ward after complying with section 5314 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5314.
(2) An order executed under this section shall be on a form described in section 4. The order shall be dated and executed voluntarily and signed by each of the following individuals:
(a) The guardian.
(b) The ward's attending physician.
(c) Two witnesses 18 years of age or older, at least 1 of whom is not the ward's spouse, parent, child, grandchild, sibling, or presumptive heir.
(3) The names of all signatories shall be printed or typed below the corresponding signatures. A witness shall not sign an order unless the guardian appears to the witness to be of sound mind and under no duress, fraud, or undue influence.
(4) At any time after an order is signed and witnessed, the guardian, the attending physician or his or her delegatee, or an individual designated by the guardian may apply an identification bracelet to the ward's wrist.
(5) A guardian who executes an order under this section shall maintain possession of the order and shall have the order accessible within the ward's place of residence or other setting outside of a hospital or, if applicable, provide a copy of the order to the administrator of a facility in which the ward is a patient or resident or to the administrator's designee.
History: Add. 2013, Act 155, Eff. Feb. 4, 2014
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