California Probate Code

§ 813

PROB § 813 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 2 · Part 17

Statute text

(a)For purposes of a judicial determination, a person has the capacity to give informed consent to a proposed medical treatment if the person is able to do all of the following:

(1)Respond knowingly and intelligently to queries about that medical treatment.

(2)Participate in that treatment decision by means of a rational thought process.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 178, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.