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Cal. Prob. Code § 4671

General Provisions

Known as the Health Care Decisions Law

The act spans §§ 4600–4806 (113 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 219 Cal. Rptr. 3d 211 - 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) An adult having capacity may execute a power of attorney for health care, as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 4680). The power of attorney for health care may authorize the agent to make health care decisions and may also include individual health care instructions.

(b) The principal in a power of attorney for health care may grant authority to make decisions relating to the personal care of the principal, including, but not limited to, determining where the principal will live, providing meals, hiring household employees, providing transportation, handling mail, and arranging recreation and entertainment.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.