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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="18-109" title_number="18" title_name="Supported Decision Making" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A third party is not subject to civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the third party acted in good faith reliance on a decision made by an adult utilizing a supported decision–making agreement, complying with an adult’s decision in accordance with a supported decision–making agreement or otherwise complying with a supported decision–making agreement based on a good faith assumption that the supported decision–making agreement was valid when made and not revoked or abrogated; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Declining to honor a decision made by an adult utilizing a supported decision–making agreement or failing to comply with a supported decision–making agreement based on a reasonable good faith belief that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The agreement was invalid, revoked, or abrogated; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A supporter was coercing or unduly influencing the adult or otherwise acting outside the scope of the agreement.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section may not be construed to provide immunity from actions alleging that a third party has:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Caused personal injury as a result of a negligent, reckless, or intentional act;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Failed to give effect to an adult’s decision made in accordance with a valid decision–making agreement;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Failed to provide information either to the adult or a supporter of the adult that would be necessary for informed consent; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Otherwise acted inconsistently with applicable law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
