California · Probate Code
PROB §4687: Nothing in this division affects any right the person designated as an agent under a power of attorney for health care may have, apart from the power of attorney, to make or participate in making heal
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This provision preserves rights that a healthcare power of attorney agent may have independently of the power of attorney document itself.
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Nothing in this division affects any right the person designated as an agent under a power of attorney for health care may have, apart from the power of attorney, to make or participate in making health care decisions for the principal.
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