GroundRules
16 Del. C. § 2518A: Capacity.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 16. Health and Safety
- Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health
- CHAPTER 25A. Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act
(a) An adult individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health-care decision and to execute, modify or void a DMOST form.
(b) A determination that a patient lacks decision-making capacity must be made by a physician, and if a patient’s authorized representative is executing the DMOST form such determination by a physician shall be required.
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