Section 137-J:12 – Immunity.
137-J:12 Immunity. – I. No person acting as agent pursuant to an advance directive or acting as a surrogate shall be subjected to criminal or civil liability for making a health care decision on behalf of the principal in good faith pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and the terms of the advance […]
Section 137-J:13 – Use of Statutory Forms.
137-J:13 Use of Statutory Forms. – I. Every person wishing to execute an advance directive shall be provided with a disclosure statement substantially in the form set forth in RSA 137-J:19 prior to execution. II. An advance directive executed on or after the effective date of this chapter shall be substantially in the form […]
Section 137-J:14 – Execution and Witnesses.
137-J:14 Execution and Witnesses. – I. The advance directive shall be signed by the principal in the presence of either of the following: (a) Two or more subscribing witnesses, neither of whom shall, at the time of execution, be the agent or surrogate, the principal’s spouse or heir at law, or a person entitled […]
Section 137-J:15 – Revocation.
137-J:15 Revocation. – I. An advance directive consistent with the provisions of this chapter shall be revoked: (a) By written revocation delivered to the agent or surrogate or to a health care provider or residential care provider expressing the principal’s intent to revoke, signed and dated by the principal; by oral revocation in the […]
Section 137-J:16 – Documents Executed Prior to Enactment.
137-J:16 Documents Executed Prior to Enactment. – Nothing in this chapter limits the enforceability of an advance directive or similar instrument validly executed under prior New Hampshire law. Source. 2006, 302:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
Section 137-J:17 – Reciprocity.
137-J:17 Reciprocity. – A DNR, POLST, durable power of attorney for health care, living will, or similar document executed in another state, and valid according to the laws of the state where it was executed, shall be as effective in this state as it would have been if executed according to the laws of […]
Section 137-J:18 – Naming of Multiple Agents.
137-J:18 Naming of Multiple Agents. – If the principal lists more than one person as the agent in a durable power of attorney for health care directive, the agents shall have authority in priority of the order in which their names are listed on the document, unless the method of joint agency is expressly […]
Section 137-J:19 – Advance Directive; Disclosure Statement.
137-J:19 Advance Directive; Disclosure Statement. – The disclosure statement which must accompany an advance directive shall be in substantially the following form: AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT. YOU SHOULD KNOW THESE FACTS BEFORE SIGNING IT. BULLET This form allows you to choose who you want to make decisions about your health care […]
Section 137-J:4 – Severability.
137-J:4 Severability. – If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions […]
Section 137-J:5 – Scope and Duration of Agent’s and Surrogate’s Authority.
137-J:5 Scope and Duration of Agent’s and Surrogate’s Authority. – I. Subject to the provisions of this chapter and any express limitations set forth by the principal in a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent or surrogate shall have the authority to make any and all health care decisions on the […]