Short Title and Definitions
Known as the Health Care Decisions Law
The act spans §§ 4600–4806 (113 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hutcheson v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge (2017)
Most recently applied in Hutcheson v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge (November 2017)
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39
(a) “Agent” means an individual designated in a power of attorney for health care to make a health care decision for the principal, regardless of whether the person is known as an agent or attorney-in-fact, or by some other term.
(b) “Agent” includes a successor or alternate agent.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.