California Probate Code 4605 – “Advance health care directive” or “advance directive” means either …
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“Advance health care directive” or “advance directive” means either an individual health care instruction or a power of attorney for health care.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
Terms Used In California Probate Code 4605
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC