{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:16-16","heading":"Certain persons not authorized to take action on behalf of patient.","body":"16.\tA person shall not be authorized to take any action on behalf of a patient for the purposes of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) by virtue of that person's designation as a guardian pursuant to N.J.S.3B:12-1 et seq., a conservator pursuant to N.J.S.3B:13A-1 et seq., a health care representative pursuant to P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et seq.), or a patient's representative pursuant to P.L.2011, c.145 (C.26:2H-129 et al.), except for communicating the patient's health care decisions to a health care provider if the patient so requests.\nL.2019, c.59, s.16.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"0aa6fe02650a9b5464e1efdba16f53b82d512aaba67fb45bd9d3720f29ccc465","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}