§ 32A-32 – Duration of authorization; revocation.
32A-32. Duration of authorization; revocation. (a) An authorization to consent to health care for minor shall be automatically revoked as follows: (1) If the authorization to consent to health care for minor specifies a date after which it shall not be effective, then the authorization shall be automatically revoked upon such date. (2) An authorization […]
§ 32A-33 – Reliance on authorization to consent to health care for minor.
32A-33. Reliance on authorization to consent to health care for minor. (a) Any physician, dentist, or other health care provider involved in the health care of a minor child may rely upon the authority of the agent named in a signed and acknowledged authorization to consent to health care for minor in the absence of […]
§ 32A-34 – Statutory form authorization to consent to health care for minor.
32A-34. Statutory form authorization to consent to health care for minor. The use of the following form in the creation of any authorization to consent to health care for minor is lawful and, when used, it shall meet the requirements and be construed in accordance with the provisions of this Article. "Authorization to Consent to […]
§ 32A-23 – Article 2, Chapter 32A, not applicable.
32A-23. Article 2, Chapter 32A, not applicable. The provisions of Article 2 of this Chapter shall not be applicable to a health care power of attorney executed pursuant to this Article. (1991, c. 639, s. 1.)
§ 32A-24 – Reliance on health care power of attorney; defense.
32A-24. Reliance on health care power of attorney; defense. (a) Any physician or other health care provider involved in the medical care of the principal may rely upon the authority of the health care agent contained in a signed and acknowledged health care power of attorney in the absence of actual knowledge of revocation of […]
§ 32A-25.1 – Statutory form health care power of attorney.
32A-25.1. Statutory form health care power of attorney. (a) The use of the following form in the creation of a health care power of attorney is lawful and, when used, it shall meet the requirements of and be construed in accordance with the provisions of this Article: HEALTH CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY NOTE: YOU SHOULD […]
§ 32A-26 – Health care power of attorney and declaration of desire for natural death.
32A-26. Health care power of attorney and declaration of desire for natural death. 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 General Statutes. […]
§ 32A-27 – Health care powers of attorney executed in other jurisdictions.
32A-27. Health care powers of attorney executed in other jurisdictions. Notwithstanding G.S. 32A-16(3), a health care power of attorney or similar document executed in a jurisdiction other than North Carolina shall be valid as a health care power of attorney in this State if it appears to have been executed in accordance with the applicable […]
§ 32A-28 – Purpose.
32A-28. Purpose. (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 […]
§ 32A-29 – Definitions.
32A-29. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term: (1) "Agent" means the person authorized pursuant to this Article to consent to and authorize health care for a minor child. (2) "Authorization to consent to health care for minor" means a written instrument, signed by the custodial parent and […]