{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-4682","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 4682","heading":"","body":"Unless otherwise provided in a power of attorney for health care, the authority of an agent becomes effective only on a determination that the principal lacks capacity, and ceases to be effective on a determination that the principal has recovered capacity.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 4.7. HEALTH CARE DECISIONS [4600. - 4806.]","PART 2. UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT [4670. - 4743.]","CHAPTER 1. Advance Health Care Directives [4670. - 4698.]","ARTICLE 2. Powers of Attorney for Health Care [4680. - 4691.]"],"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":"3008684e3efd5f18581f411a1d8beea0e647726cfeceaf74c724200cd93abb07","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-4681","next":"us-ca/prob-4683"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}