North Carolina General Statutes 32A-28. Purpose
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 32A-28
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Health care: means any care, treatment, service or procedure to maintain, diagnose, treat, or provide for a minor child's physical or mental or personal care and comfort, including life sustaining procedures and dental care. See North Carolina General Statutes 32A-29
(a) The General Assembly recognizes as a matter of public policy the fundamental right of a parent to delegate decisions relating to health care for the parent’s minor child where the parent is unavailable for a period of time by reason of travel or otherwise.
(b) The purpose of this Article is to establish a nonexclusive method for a parent to authorize in the parent’s absence consent to health care for the parent’s minor child. This Article is not intended to be in derogation of the common law or of Article 1A of Chapter 90 of the N.C. Gen. Stat.. (1993, c. 150, s. 1.)