Death resulting from withholding or withdrawing health care in accordance with this division does not for any purpose constitute a suicide or homicide or legally impair or invalidate a policy of insurance or an annuity providing a death benefit, notwithstanding any term of the policy or annuity to the contrary.
Cal. Prob. Code § 4656
General Provisions
Known as the Health Care Decisions Law
The act spans §§ 4600–4806 (113 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Abella. (2019)
Most recently applied in State v. Abella. (December 2019)
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.