Chapter

Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act

Del. Code tit. 16, § 2501— Short title
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2502— Definitions
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2503— Capacity
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2504— Presumption of capacity; overcoming presumption [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 23]
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2505— Notice of finding of lack of capacity; right to object
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2506— Judicial review of finding of lack of capacity
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2507— Health-care instruction
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2508— Power of attorney for health care
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2509— Advance mental health-care directive
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2510— Relationship of advance mental health-care directive and other advance health-care directive
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2511— Optional form
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2512— Default surrogate
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2513— Disagreement among default surrogates
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2514— Disqualification to act as default surrogate
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2515— Revocation
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2516— Validity of advance health-care directive; conflict with other law
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2517— Duties of agent and default surrogate
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2518— Powers of agent and default surrogate
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2519— Limitation on powers
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2520— Co-agents; alternate agent
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2521— Duties of health-care professional, responsible health-care professional, and health-care institution
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2522— Decision by guardian
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2523— Immunity
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2524— Prohibited conduct; damages
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2525— Effect of copy; certified physical copy
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2526— Judicial relief
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2527— Construction
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2528— Uniformity of application and construction
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2529— Savings provisions
Del. Code tit. 16, § 2530— Transitional provision