Probate Code section 4750

Subject to this division:

(a)

An advance health care directive is effective and exercisable free of judicial intervention.

(b)

A health care decision made by an agent for a principal is effective without judicial approval.

(c)

A health care decision made by a surrogate for a patient is effective without judicial approval.

Source: Section 4750, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4750. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 4750’s source at ca.gov

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Original Source: Section 4750, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4750. (last accessed May 12, 2025).