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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-1315

Health care decisions in event of the principal's protest

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An agent may make a health care decision over the protest of a principal who lacks capacity if:

(1) the directive is irrevocable at times of incapacity;

(2) the directive authorizes the agent to make the health care decision at issue; and

(3) the health care that is to be provided, continued, withheld, or withdrawn is determined and documented by the supervising health care provider to be medically appropriate and is otherwise permitted by law.

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