Unless the power of attorney for health care provides otherwise, the agent designated in the power of attorney who is known to the health care provider to be reasonably available and willing to make health care decisions has priority over any other person in making health care decisions for the principal.
Cal. Prob. Code § 4685
Powers of Attorney for Health Care
Known as the Health Care Decisions Law
The act spans §§ 4600–4806 (113 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — 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
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.