Section 104 – Capacity to make health care decisions — Presumption — Overcoming presumption.
75-2a-104. Capacity to make health care decisions — Presumption — Overcoming presumption. (1) An adult is presumed to have: (a) health care decision making capacity; and (b) capacity to make or revoke an advance health care directive. (2) To overcome the presumption of capacity described in Subsection (1)(a), a physician, an APRN, or, subject to […]
Section 105 – Capacity to complete an advance health care directive.
75-2a-105. Capacity to complete an advance health care directive. (1) An adult is presumed to have the capacity to complete an advance health care directive. (2) An adult who is found to lack health care decision making capacity under the provisions of Section 75-2a-104: (a) lacks the capacity to give an advance health care directive, […]
Section 106 – Emergency medical services — POLST order.
Effective 5/5/2021 75-2a-106. Emergency medical services — POLST order. (1) A POLST order may be created by or on behalf of a person as described in this section. (2) A POLST order shall, in consultation with the person authorized to consent to the order pursuant to this section, be prepared by: (a) the physician, APRN, […]