Probate Code section 4655

(a)

This division does not create a presumption concerning the intention of a patient who has not made or who has revoked an advance health care directive.

(b)

In making health care decisions under this division, a patient’s attempted suicide shall not be construed to indicate a desire of the patient that health care be restricted or inhibited.

Source: Section 4655, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4655. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

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Original Source: Section 4655, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4655. (last accessed May 12, 2025).