18-A §5-803. Revocation of advance health-care directive

Title 18-A: PROBATE CODE

Article 5: PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY

Part 8: UNIFORM HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS ACT HEADING: PL 1995, C. 378, PT. A, §1 (NEW)

§5-803. Revocation of advance health-care directive

(a). An individual with capacity may revoke the designation of an agent only by a signed writing or by personally informing the supervising health-care provider.

[ 1995, c. 378, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

(b). An individual with capacity may revoke all or part of an advance health-care directive, other than the designation of an agent, at any time and in any manner that communicates an intent to revoke.

[ 1995, c. 378, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

(c). A health-care provider, agent, guardian or surrogate who is informed of a revocation by an individual with capacity shall promptly communicate the fact of the revocation to the supervising health-care provider and to any health-care institution at which the patient is receiving care.

[ 1995, c. 378, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

(d). A decree of annulment, divorce, dissolution of marriage or legal separation revokes a previous designation of a spouse as agent unless otherwise specified in the decree or in a power of attorney for health care.

[ 1995, c. 378, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

(e). An advance health-care directive that conflicts with an earlier advance health-care directive revokes the earlier directive to the extent of the conflict.

[ 1995, c. 378, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1995, c. 378, §A1 (NEW).