Statute · California Probate Code
Cal. Prob. Code § 4657 — General Provisions
Cal. Prob. Code § 4657
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Probate Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2000-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A patient is presumed to have the capacity to make a health care decision, to give or revoke an advance health care directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.
Citator
Cal. Prob. Code § 4657 — General Provisions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A patient is presumed to have the capacity to make a health care decision, to give or revoke an advance health care directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.