California Health and Safety Code

§ 442

HSC § 442 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 1 · Part 1.8

Statute text

For the purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)“Actively dying” means the phase of terminal illness when death is imminent.

(b)“Disease-targeted treatment” means treatment directed at the underlying disease or condition that is intended to alter its natural history or progression, irrespective of whether or not a cure is a possibility.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 683, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.