Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-251 Presumption of Capacity.

Note

Part heading amended by L 2008, c 154, §1.

Cross References

Dependent elder abuse; suits by the State; civil penalties, see §28-94.

Maximum fee for appointed counsel and guardian ad litem, see §571-87.

Law Journals and Reviews

Elder Law Hawaii. 13 HBJ, no. 13, at 85 (2009).

Holding Hawai‘i Nursing Facilities Accountable for the Inadequate Pain Management of Elderly Residents. 27 UH L. Rev. 233 (2004).

[§346-251] Presumption of capacity. An individual shall be presumed capable of making decisions concerning the individual's person. A determination that an individual lacks capacity under this part shall not be construed as a finding that the individual lacks capacity for any other purpose. [L 1989, c 381, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 144, §1 and c 234, §9]

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