{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2518a","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 2518A","heading":"Capacity.","body":"(a) An adult individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health-care decision and to execute, modify or void a DMOST form.\n(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.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 25A. Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c025a/index.html#2518A","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"efea582c3529ff4fc68943c8fec7a85637dd84a4d4149a2258a9736830527b19","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2517a","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2519a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}