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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 26, HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS
Chapter 2h: Declaration of public policy
Section: 26:2h-5.29: Construction of act relative to advance care directive.
6. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid advance directive pursuant to the provisions of the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act," P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et al.), the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act," P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-102 et al.), or the Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act," P.L.2011, c.145 (C.26:2H-129 et al.).
b. A patient may designate a caregiver in an advance directive.
L.2014, c.68, s.6; amended 2019, c.218, s.1.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2019-09-06 16:26:21.
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