California Probate Code

§ 4657

Name: California Superior Court Tentative Rulings
Creator: DecisionDepot
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PROB § 4657 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 4.7 · Part 1 · Ch. 2

Statute text

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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.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.