California Probate Code

§ 4711

PROB § 4711 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 4.7 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)A patient may designate an adult as a surrogate to make health care decisions by personally informing the supervising health care provider or a designee of the health care facility caring for the patient. The designation of a surrogate shall be promptly recorded in the patient’s health care record.

(b)Unless the patient specifies a shorter period, a surrogate designation under subdivision (a) is effective only during the course of treatment or illness or during the stay in the health care institution when the surrogate designation is made, or for 60 days, whichever period is shorter.

(c)The expiration of a surrogate designation under subdivision (b) does not affect any role the person designated under subdivision (a) may have in making health care decisions for the patient under any other law or standards of practice.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 782, Sec. 1. (AB 2338) Effective January 1, 2023.