{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-4609","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 4609","heading":"","body":"“Capacity” means a person’s ability to understand the nature and consequences of a decision and to make and communicate a decision, and includes in the case of proposed health care, the ability to understand its significant benefits, risks, and alternatives.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 4.7. HEALTH CARE DECISIONS [4600. - 4806.]","PART 1. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL [4600. - 4665.]","CHAPTER 1. Short Title and Definitions [4600. - 4643.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c89441c8f63a2aeb61f7f3e233dcd663cdadcfc73cafc1142a96447a5ac64e0b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-4607","next":"us-ca/prob-4611"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}