2014 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 19. HEALTH
327E. Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act (Modified)
327E-4 Revocation of advance health-care directive.
§327E-4 Revocation of advance health-care directive. (a) An individual may revoke the designation of an agent only by a signed writing or by personally informing the supervising health-care provider.
(b) An individual may revoke all or part of an advance health-care directive, other than the designation of an agent, at any time and in any manner that communicates an intent to revoke.
(c) A health-care provider, agent, guardian, or surrogate who is informed of a revocation shall promptly communicate the fact of the revocation to the supervising health-care provider and to any health-care institution at which the patient is receiving care.
(d) A decree of annulment, divorce, dissolution of marriage, or legal separation revokes a previous designation of a spouse as agent unless otherwise specified in the decree or in a power of attorney for health care.
(e) An advance health-care directive that conflicts with an earlier advance health-care directive revokes the earlier directive to the extent of the conflict. [L 1999, c 169, pt of §1]
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