§ 3111.3. Execution for power of attorney for health care--Authority of agent
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: April 29, 2022 to April 30, 2023
Effective: April 29, 2022 to April 30, 2023
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 3111.3
§ 3111.3. Execution for power of attorney for health care--Authority of agent
B. A person with capacity may execute a power of attorney for health care, which may authorize the agent to make any health care decision the principal could have made while having capacity other than the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, nutrition, or hydration, which may only be authorized in compliance with the Oklahoma Advance Directive Act;1 provided, however, the power of attorney for health care may authorize the agent to sign a do-not-resuscitate consent in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act, Section 3131.1 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The power shall be in writing and signed by the principal. The power remains in effect notwithstanding the principal's later incapacity and may include individual instructions. Unless related to the principal by blood, marriage, or adoption, an agent may not be an owner, operator, or employee of a residential long-term health care institution at which the principal is receiving care.
E. An agent shall make health care decisions in accordance with the principal's individual instructions, if any, and other wishes to the extent known to the agent. Otherwise, the agent shall make the decision in accordance with the agent's determination of the principal's best interest. In determining the principal's best interest, the agent shall consider the principal's personal values to the extent known to the agent.
Credits
Laws 2022, c. 136, § 3, emerg. eff. April 29, 2022.
Footnotes
Title 63, § 3101.1 et seq.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 3111.3, OK ST T. 63 § 3111.3
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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