GroundRules
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1807: Requirement to comply with the patient's individual instruction — Order of precedence.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 68 Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
- Chapter 11 Health Facilities and Resources
- Part 18 Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act
(a) Absent a court order to the contrary, a guardian shall comply with the patient's individual instructions and may not revoke the patient's advance directive.
(b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian.
(c) A health care decision made by a guardian for the patient is effective without judicial approval.
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