| (1) | If an individual has a long-term disability requiring routine treatment by artificial nutrition, hydration, or mechanical ventilation and a history of using the treatment without objection, an agent or default surrogate may not consent to withhold or withdraw the treatment unless:
| (a) | the treatment is not necessary to sustain the individual's life or maintain the individual's well-being; |
| (b) | the individual has expressly authorized the withholding or withdrawal in a health care instruction that has not been revoked; or |
| (c) | the individual has experienced a major reduction in health or functional ability from which the individual is not expected to recover, even with other appropriate treatment, and the individual has not:
| (i) | given a direction inconsistent with withholding or withdrawal; or |
| (ii) | communicated by verbal or nonverbal expression a desire for artificial nutrition, hydration, or mechanical ventilation. |
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