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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-6-117

Effect and interpretation of durable powers of attorney

Acts 2013, No. 1264, § 1.

(1) If a durable power of attorney for health care entered into before October 1, 2013, was valid at the time of execution, it remains valid.

(2) A durable power of attorney for health care entered into on or after October 1, 2013, that evidences an intent that it is entered into under this subchapter is valid.

(3) A durable power of attorney for health care entered into on or after October 1, 2013, that does not evidence an intent that it is entered into under this subchapter may be given effect as an advance directive under this subchapter if it complies with this subchapter.

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.