765.104 – Amendment or revocation.
765.104 Amendment or revocation.— (1) An advance directive may be amended or revoked at any time by a competent principal: (a) By means of a signed, dated writing; (b) By means of the physical cancellation or destruction of the advance directive by the principal or by another in the principal’s presence and at the principal’s direction; (c) By means of […]
765.105 – Review of surrogate or proxy’s decision.
765.105 Review of surrogate or proxy’s decision.— (1) The patient’s family, the health care facility, or the primary physician, or any other interested person who may reasonably be expected to be directly affected by the surrogate or proxy’s decision concerning any health care decision may seek expedited judicial intervention pursuant to rule 5.900 of the Florida Probate […]
765.106 – Preservation of existing rights.
765.106 Preservation of existing rights.—The provisions of this chapter are cumulative to the existing law regarding an individual’s right to consent, or refuse to consent, to medical treatment and do not impair any existing rights or responsibilities which a health care provider, a patient, including a minor, competent or incompetent person, or a patient’s family may […]
765.107 – Construction.
765.107 Construction.— (1) This chapter shall not be construed to repeal by implication any provision of s. 766.103, the Florida Medical Consent Law. For all purposes, the Florida Medical Consent Law shall be considered an alternative to provisions of this section. (2) Procedures provided in this chapter permitting the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures do not apply […]