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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-6-108

Determination of capacity

Acts 2013, No. 1264, § 1; 2017, No. 974, § 1.

If a licensed physician makes a determination or is informed of a determination that a principal lacks or has recovered capacity or that another condition exists that affects an individual instruction or the authority of an agent, guardian, or surrogate, the licensed physician shall:

(1) Record promptly the determination in the principal's current clinical record; and

(2) Communicate the determination to the principal, if possible, and to any person authorized to make healthcare decisions for the principal.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.