16 Del. C. § 2518A

Capacity.

Last amended: 2015Year: 2026Length: 57 wordsSubsections: 2Official source
(a) An adult individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health-care decision and to execute, modify or void a DMOST form. (b) A determination that a patient lacks decision-making capacity must be made by a physician, and if a patient’s authorized representative is executing the DMOST form such determination by a physician shall be required.
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