North Carolina General Statutes 32A-26. Health care power of attorney and declaration of desire for natural death
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 32A-26
- 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
A health care power of attorney meeting the requirements of this Article may be combined with or incorporated into a Declaration of A Desire For A Natural Death which meets the requirements of Article 23 of Chapter 90 of the N.C. Gen. Stat.. (1991, c. 639, s. 1.)