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Fla. Stat. § 765.107

Construction

Known as the Florida Health Care Surrogate Act

The act spans §§ 765.101 to 765.547 (54 sections).

History.--s. 2, ch. 92-199; s. 20, ch. 99-331.

(1) This chapter shall not be construed to repeal by implication any provision of s. 766.103, the Florida Medical Consent Law. For all purposes, the Florida Medical Consent Law shall be considered an alternative to provisions of this section.

(2) Procedures provided in this chapter permitting the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures do not apply to a person who never had capacity to designate a health care surrogate or execute a living will.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.