2016 Idaho Statutes
Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 45 - THE MEDICAL CONSENT AND NATURAL DEATH ACT
Section 39-4511A - REVOCATION.

39-4511A. Revocation. (1) A living will and durable power of attorney for health care or physician orders for scope of treatment (POST) form or other similar advance directive may be revoked at any time by the maker thereof by any of the following methods:

(a) By being intentionally canceled, defaced, obliterated or burned, torn, or otherwise destroyed by the maker thereof, or by some person in his presence and by his direction;

(b) By a written, signed revocation of the maker thereof expressing his intent to revoke; or

(c) By an oral expression by the maker thereof expressing his intent to revoke.

(2) The maker of the revoked living will and durable power of attorney for health care is responsible for notifying his health care provider of the revocation.

(3) There shall be no criminal or civil liability on the part of any person for the failure to act upon a revocation of a living will and durable power of attorney for health care, physician orders for scope of treatment (POST) form or other advance directive made pursuant to this chapter unless that person has actual knowledge of the revocation.

History:

[(39-4511A) 39-4511, added 2005, ch. 120, sec. 2, p. 389; am. 2006, ch. 67, sec. 4, p. 208; am. 2007, ch. 196, sec. 12, p. 590; am. and redesig. 2012, ch. 302, sec. 9, p. 834.]