{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-5.29","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.29","heading":"Construction of act relative to advance care directive.","body":"6. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid advance directive pursuant to the provisions of the \"New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act,\" P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et al.), the \"New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act,\" P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-102 et al.), or the \"Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act,\" P.L.2011, c.145 (C.26:2H-129 et al.).\nb.\tA patient may designate a caregiver in an advance directive.\nL.2014, c.68, s.6; amended 2019, c.218, s.1.","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":"2fb907d26ef2c6b4ed07225fd66f77e0f7f8e6eab6eb02fc4779e4cf68f2375c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-5.28","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-5.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}