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Section 68-11-1812 - Presumption of capacity

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(a) This part does not affect the right of an individual to make health care decisions while having capacity to do so.(b) An individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health care decision, to give or revoke an advance directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate.Acts 2004, ch. 862, § 1.