ARTICLE 2. Powers of Attorney for Health Care [4680. - 4691.]

Article 2 added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39.

§§ 4680–4691 · 12 sections

§ 4680 A power of attorney for health care is legally sufficient if it satisfies the requirements of Section 4673.
§ 4681 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the principal may limit the application of any provision of this division by an express statement in the power of…
§ 4682 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…
§ 4683 Subject to any limitations in the power of attorney for health care: (a) An agent designated in the power of attorney may make health care decisions for the…
§ 4684 An agent shall make a health care decision in accordance with the principal’s individual health care instructions, if any, and other wishes to the extent known…
§ 4685 Unless the power of attorney for health care provides otherwise, the agent designated in the power of attorney who is known to the health care provider to be…
§ 4686 Unless the power of attorney for health care provides a time of termination, the authority of the agent is exercisable notwithstanding any lapse of time since…
§ 4687 Nothing in this division affects any right the person designated as an agent under a power of attorney for health care may have, apart from the power of…
§ 4688 Where this division does not provide a rule governing agents under powers of attorney, the law of agency applies.
§ 4689 Nothing in this division authorizes an agent under a power of attorney for health care to make a health care decision if the principal objects to the decision.…
§ 4690 (a) If the principal becomes wholly or partially incapacitated, or if there is a question concerning the capacity of the principal, the agent may consult with…
§ 4691 If directed by the principal in a power of attorney for health care, an attorney-in-fact shall, upon the death of the principal, inform those individuals whose…