Connecticut Will Laws

  Connecticut

Here you will find legal terms and their application by state as this can vary depending on where you live.

Reciprocity - The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. Certain states will limit the extent to which they honor health care directives(reciprocity) from other states, meaning they will only accept them so far as they comply with their own laws. This creates a bit of a legal grey area, however, most times it doesn't become an issue.

State Law Citation and Title

CT GEN ST § 45a-273 to 45a-468m

Connecticut General Statutes Title 45A, Chapter 802B (Decedents' Estates)

State Law Statute

19a-570, et seq. Removal of Life Support Systems

Specific Powers

Any medical procedure or intervention serving only to postpone the moment of death or maintain individual in a state of permanent unconsciousness including artificial means of nutrition/ hydration, artificial respiration, CPR, but does not include comfort care and pain alleviation

Revocation Duration

A living will may be revoked at any time, in any manner.

Transfer Unwilling

Physician shall act as promptly as practicable and take all reasonable steps to transfer patient to complying physician.

Immunity Physician

Physician withholding, removing lifesupport system of an incapacitated patient shall not be civilly or criminally liable if decision was based on physician’s:

1. best medical judgment;
2. physician deems patient in a terminal condition;
3. patients' wishes were considered according to an executed documen