Tenn. Code Ann. § 32-11-113

Effect and interpretation of living wills

Known as the Tennessee Right to Natural Death Act

The act spans §§ 32-11-101 to 32-11-113 (13 sections).

Acts 2004, ch. 862, § 4.

(1) A living will entered into before July 1, 2004, under this chapter shall be given effect and interpreted in accord with this chapter.

(2) A living will entered into on or after July 1, 2004, that evidences an intent that it is entered into under this chapter shall be given effect and interpreted in accord with this chapter.

(3) A living will entered into on or after July 1, 2004, that does not evidence an intent that it is entered into under this chapter may, if it complies with the Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 11, part 18, be given effect as an individual instruction under that act.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.