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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 26 - HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS
Chapter 2H - Declaration of public policy
Section 26:2H-5.29 - Construction of act relative to advanced care directive.
Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5.29 (2018)
Section: 26:2H-5.29: Construction of act relative to advanced care directive.
6. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid advance directive pursuant to the provisions of the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act," P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et al.), the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act," P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-102 et al.), or the "Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act," P.L.2011, c.145 (C.26:2H-129 et al.).
b. A patient may designate a caregiver in an advance directive.
L.2014, c.68, s.6.
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