California Probate Code ARTICLE 2 - Powers of Attorney for Health Care

• Section 4680.
  A power of attorney for health care is legally sufficient if it satisfies the requirements of Section 4673.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39....
• Section 4681.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the principal may limit the application of any provision of this division by an express statement in the power...
• Section 4682.
  Unless otherwise provided in a power of attorney for health care, the authority of an agent becomes effective only on a determination that the principal...
• Section 4683.
  Subject to any limitations in the power of attorney for health care:(a) An agent designated in the power of attorney may make health care decisions for...
• Section 4684.
  An agent shall make a health care decision in accordance with the principal’s individual health care instructions, if any, and other wishes to the extent...
• Section 4685.
  Unless the power of attorney for health care provides otherwise, the agent designated in the power of attorney who is known to the health care...
• Section 4686.
  Unless the power of attorney for health care provides a time of termination, the authority of the agent is exercisable notwithstanding any lapse of time...
• Section 4687.
  Nothing in this division affects any right the person designated as an agent under a power of attorney for health care may have, apart from...
• Section 4688.
  Where this division does not provide a rule governing agents under powers of attorney, the law of agency applies.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec....
• Section 4689.
  Nothing in this division authorizes an agent under a power of attorney for health care to make a health care decision if the principal objects...
• Section 4690.
  (a) If the principal becomes wholly or partially incapacitated, or if there is a question concerning the capacity of the principal, the agent may consult with...
• Section 4691.
  If directed by the principal in a power of attorney for health care, an attorney-in-fact shall, upon the death of the principal, inform those individuals...

Last modified: October 22, 2018