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Probate Code § 4682

ARTICLE 2. Powers of Attorney for Health Care

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 4682Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.

Unless otherwise provided in a power of attorney for health care, the authority of an agent becomes effective only on a determination that the principal lacks capacity, and ceases to be effective on a determination that the principal has recovered capacity.