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Section 68-11-1807 - Requirement to comply with the patient's individual instruction - Order of precedence

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(a) Absent a court order to the contrary, a guardian shall comply with the patient's individual instructions and may not revoke the patient's advance directive.(b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian.(c) A health care decision made by a guardian for the patient is effective without judicial approval.Acts 2004, ch. 862, § 1.