Statute · California Probate Code
Cal. Prob. Code § 4733 — Duties of Health Care Providers
Cal. Prob. Code § 4733
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Probate Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2000-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Except as provided in Sections 4734 and 4735, a health care provider or health care institution providing care to a patient shall do the following:
Citator
Cal. Prob. Code § 4733 — Duties of Health Care Providers is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Except as provided in Sections 4734 and 4735, a health care provider or health care institution providing care to a patient shall do the following:
(a) Comply with an individual health care instruction of the patient and with a reasonable interpretation of that instruction made by a person then authorized to make health care decisions for the patient.
(b) Comply with a health care decision for the patient made by a person then authorized to make health care decisions for the patient to the same extent as if the decision had been made by the patient while having capacity.