Title 75 Chapter 2a Section 113

Utah Uniform Probate Code
Advance Health Care Directive Act
Section 113
Personal representative status.

            

75-2a-113.   Personal representative status.

            A surrogate becomes a personal representative for an adult under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 when:

            (1) the adult has been found to lack health care decision making capacity under Section 75-2a-104;

            (2) the adult grants current authority to the surrogate either:

            (a) in writing; or

            (b) by other expression before a witness who is not the surrogate or agent; or

            (3) the court appoints a guardian authorized to make health care decisions on behalf of the adult.


Amended by Chapter 107, 2008 General Session