• Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Nov 2022

    [The law of emergency representation in intensive care medicine].

    • Gunnar Duttge.
    • Abteilung für strafrechtliches Medizin- und Biorecht, Juristische Fakultät an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.
    • Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 2022 Nov 1; 147 (22): 1464-1469.

    AbstractIn case of patients who are incapable of decisionmaking, familiy members are only authorised for representative decisionmaking (in accordance with the presumed will of the patient) if they can submit a (written) health care disposition or have been appointed as guardians by court. In urgent cases, the court can also enforce the patient's right to self-determination itself by ruling (§ 1908i and § 1846 BGB = German Civil Code). With effect from 01.01.2023, spouses will by law (automatically) become representatives in all matters of health care. However, this new regulation contains a number of conditions and reservations as well as it raises some questions about implementation in clinical practice.Thieme. All rights reserved.

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