Statute · California Probate Code
Cal. Prob. Code § 4651 — General Provisions
Cal. Prob. Code § 4651
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Probate Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2000-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Except as otherwise provided, this division applies to health care decisions for adults who lack capacity to make health care decisions for themselves.
Citator
Cal. Prob. Code § 4651 — General Provisions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, this division applies to health care decisions for adults who lack capacity to make health care decisions for themselves.
(b) This division does not affect any of the following:
(1) The right of an individual to make health care decisions while having the capacity to do so.
(2) The law governing health care in an emergency.
(3) The law governing health care for unemancipated minors.