PROB § 4731
Where this section sits in the code
- Probate Code - PROB
- DIVISION 4.7. HEALTH CARE DECISIONS [4600. - 4806.]
- PART 2. UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT [4670. - 4743.]
- CHAPTER 4. Duties of Health Care Providers [4730. - 4736.]
(a) A supervising health care provider who knows of the existence of an advance health care directive, a revocation of an advance health care directive, or a designation or disqualification of a surrogate, shall promptly record its existence in the patient’s health care record and, if it is in writing, shall request a copy. If a copy is furnished, the supervising health care provider shall arrange for its maintenance in the patient’s health care record.
(b) A supervising health care provider who knows of a revocation of a power of attorney for health care or a disqualification of a surrogate shall make a reasonable effort to notify the agent or surrogate of the revocation or disqualification.
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