{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"4733","citation":"Prob. Code, ยง 4733","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4.7. HEALTH CARE DECISIONS [4600. - 4806.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.7"},{"name":"PART 2. UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT [4670. - 4743.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.7/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Duties of Health Care Providers [4730. - 4736.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.7/part-2/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.","effective":"2000-01-01","html":"

Except as provided in Sections 4734 and 4735, a health care provider or health care institution providing care to a patient shall do the following:

(a) Comply with an individual health care instruction of the patient and with a reasonable interpretation of that instruction made by a person then authorized to make health care decisions for the patient.

(b) Comply with a health care decision for the patient made by a person then authorized to make health care decisions for the patient to the same extent as if the decision had been made by the patient while having capacity.

","text":"Except as provided in Sections 4734 and 4735, a health care provider or health care institution providing care to a patient shall do the following: (a) Comply with an individual health care instruction of the patient and with a reasonable interpretation of that instruction made by a person then authorized to make health care decisions for the patient. (b) Comply with a health care decision for the patient made by a person then authorized to make health care decisions for the patient to the same extent as if the decision had been made by the patient while having capacity.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/duties-of-health-care-providers-4733","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}