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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-372" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Hospitals and Related Institutions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each advisory committee shall consist of at least 4 members, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A physician not directly involved with the care of the patient in question;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A registered nurse not directly involved with the care of the patient in question;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A social worker; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The chief executive officer or a designee from each hospital and each related institution represented on that advisory committee.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The advisory committee may consist of as many other individuals as each represented hospital and related institution may choose, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Representatives of the community; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Ethical advisors or clergy.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>As part of the advisory committee’s deliberations, the advisory committee, in appropriate cases, shall consult:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>All members of the patient’s treatment team;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The patient;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The patient’s family; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>In a case involving the options for medical care and treatment of a child with a life-threatening condition, a medical professional familiar with pediatric end-of-life care, if a medical professional with this expertise is not already a member of the committee.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The petitioner may be accompanied by any persons the petitioner desires.</text>
  </level>
</section>
