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18. Act not to affect insurance policies
Feedback & support(1)
The making of a directive does not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of insurance or any of its terms.
(2)
Except in the circumstances provided in section 14(2), a policy of insurance is not avoided, invalidated or otherwise affected by the withholding or withdrawal of extraordinary life‑sustaining treatment from an insured person in accordance with this Act.
extraordinary life‑sustaining treatment
Defined · s 2
“extraordinary life‑sustaining treatment” means any medical procedure or measure which, when administered to a terminally ill patient, will only prolong the process of dying when death is imminent, but excludes palliative care;