California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Probate Code - PROB |
Division 4.7. HEALTH CARE DECISIONS |
Part 3. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS |
Chapter 1. General Provisions |
Section 4750.
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Subject to this division:
(a) An advance health care directive is effective and exercisable free of judicial intervention.
(b) A health care decision made by an agent for a principal is effective without judicial approval.
(c) A health care decision made by a surrogate for a patient is effective without judicial approval.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)