California Probate Code

§ 4712

PROB § 4712 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 4.7 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)If a patient lacks the capacity to make a health care decision, the following legally recognized health care decisionmakers may make health care decisions on the patient’s behalf, in the following descending order of priority:

(1)The patient’s surrogate selected pursuant to Section 4711.

(2)The patient’s agent pursuant to an advance health care directive or a power of attorney for health care.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 782, Sec. 2. (AB 2338) Effective January 1, 2023.