A patient is presumed to have the capacity to make a health care decision, to give or revoke an advance health care directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.
Cal. Prob. Code § 4657
General Provisions
Known as the Health Care Decisions Law
The act spans §§ 4600–4806 (113 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Valentine v. Plum Healthcare Grp., LLC (2019)
Most recently applied in Valentine v. Plum Healthcare Grp., LLC (July 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.