California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4691

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 92, Sec. 4. (AB 1085) Effective January 1, 2016.

If directed by the principal in a power of attorney for health care, an attorney-in-fact shall, upon the death of the principal, inform those individuals whose names are provided by the principal to the attorney-in-fact for that purpose.

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 4691 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-4-7-health-care-decisions/part-2-uniform-health-care-decisions-act/chapter-1-advance-health-care-directives/article-2-powers-of-attorney-for-health-care/section-4691

Other sections in Article 2 - Powers of Attorney for Health Care

§ 4680§ 4681§ 4682§ 4683§ 4684§ 4685§ 4686§ 4687§ 4688§ 4689§ 4690§ 4691

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