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Cal. Probate Code § 4657 : California Probate Code — Health Care Decisions — General Provisions — Patient presumed to have capacity

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

A patient is presumed to have the capacity to make a health care decision, to give or revoke an advance health care directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.

Ca. Prob. Code § 4657
EFFECTIVE 7/1/2000. Added October 10, 1999 (Bill Number: AB 891) (Chapter 658).