California Probate Code CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions
- Section 4650.
The Legislature finds the following:(a) In recognition of the dignity and privacy a person has a right to expect, the law recognizes that an adult has...
- Section 4651.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, this division applies to health care decisions for adults who lack capacity to make health care decisions for themselves.(b) This division does...
- Section 4652.
This division does not authorize consent to any of the following on behalf of a patient:(a) Commitment to or placement in a mental health treatment facility.(b) Convulsive...
- Section 4653.
Nothing in this division shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing, assisted suicide, or euthanasia. This division is not intended to permit...
- Section 4654.
This division does not authorize or require a health care provider or health care institution to provide health care contrary to generally accepted health care...
- Section 4655.
(a) This division does not create a presumption concerning the intention of a patient who has not made or who has revoked an advance health care...
- Section 4656.
Death resulting from withholding or withdrawing health care in accordance with this division does not for any purpose constitute a suicide or homicide or legally...
- Section 4657.
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...
- Section 4658.
Unless otherwise specified in a written advance health care directive, for the purposes of this division, a determination that a patient lacks or has recovered...
- Section 4659.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), none of the following persons may make health care decisions as an agent under a power of attorney for...
- Section 4660.
A copy of a written advance health care directive, revocation of an advance directive, or designation or disqualification of a surrogate has the same effect...
Last modified: October 22, 2018