Section 36Part 5 — PROTECTIONS FOR PROXY AND REGISTERED PRACTITIONERS
Immunity: doctor's decisions
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Where a doctor makes a decision in respect of —
whether or not an adult is mentally competent or suffering from a terminal illness;
whether or not a directive-maker has revoked, or intended to revoke, the directive; or
whether or not a directive is valid,
if that decision was made in good faith and without negligence that doctor shall not be criminally or civilly liable for making the decision.
If the decision was made by an HSA doctor, the decision is taken to have been made in performing the doctor's functions for that employment and section 54 of the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision) shall apply.
In this section, "HSA doctor" means a doctor employed by the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority established under section 3 of the Health Services Authority Act (2018 Revision).