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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 311.984 (2026)

Repealed, 1994

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Liabilities of surrogate -- Effect of designation on life insurance -- Right to make decision as to use of life-prolonging treatment. History: Repealed 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 8.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1993–2004 · leading case: Woods Ex Rel. Simpson v. Commonwealth, 142 S.W.3d 24 (Ky. 2004).
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Woods Ex Rel. Simpson v. Commonwealth, 142 S.W.3d 24 (Ky. 2004). · cites it 3× “KRS 311.984; KRS 311.638. Neither Act authorized withholding or removal of life-support systems from an incompetent patient who had not executed in writing, when competent to do so, either a living will or a designation of a health care surrogate.”
DeGrella by & Through Parrent v. Elston, 858 S.W.2d 698 (Ky. 1993). · cites it 2× “In KRS 311.984(5) it states that the Act "shall not .”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 311.984(1) — 1 case
Woods Ex Rel. Simpson v. Commonwealth, 142 S.W.3d 24 (Ky. 2004). “KRS 311.984; KRS 311.638. Neither Act authorized withholding or removal of life-support systems from an incompetent patient who had not executed in writing, when competent to do so, either a living will or a designation of a health care surrogate.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 311.984(5) — 1 case
DeGrella by & Through Parrent v. Elston, 858 S.W.2d 698 (Ky. 1993). “In KRS 311.984(5) it states that the Act "shall not .”
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