§ 34-6-206. Access to Medical Records and Information
Except to the extent the right is limited by the durable power of attorney for health care, an attorney in fact designated to make health care decisions under the durable power of attorney has the same right as the principal to receive information regarding the proposed health care, to receive and review medical records, and […]
§ 34-6-207. Revocation
The principal may, after executing a durable power of attorney for health care, do any of the following: Revoke the appointment of the attorney in fact under the durable power of attorney for health care by notifying the attorney in fact orally or in writing; or Revoke the authority granted to the attorney in fact […]
§ 34-6-208. Liability of Health Care Provider
Subject to any limitations stated in the durable power of attorney for health care, and, subject to subsection (b) and §§ 34-6-210 — 34-6-212, a health care provider is not subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability or professional disciplinary action except to the same extent as would be the case if the principal, having had […]
§ 34-6-209. Emergency Care
This part does not affect the law governing health care treatment in an emergency.
§ 34-6-201. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Durable power of attorney for health care” means a durable power of attorney to the extent that it authorizes an attorney in fact to make health care decisions for the principal; “Health care” means any care, treatment, service or procedure to maintain, diagnose or treat […]
§ 34-6-202. Applicability of Part
A durable power of attorney for health care executed after July 1, 1991, is effective to authorize the attorney in fact to make health care decisions for the principal only if the power of attorney complies with this part. A durable power of attorney for health care executed after April 8, 1990, and before July […]
§ 34-6-203. Requirements
An attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care may not make health care decisions unless all of the following requirements are satisfied: The durable power of attorney for health care specifically authorizes the attorney in the fact to make health care decisions; The durable power of attorney for health care […]
§ 34-6-204. Attorney in Fact — Powers — Limitations
Unless the durable power of attorney for health care provides otherwise, or unless a court with appropriate jurisdiction finds by clear and convincing evidence that the attorney in fact is acting on behalf of the principal in bad faith, the attorney in fact designated in the durable power of attorney who is known to the […]