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Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-101 — 68-221-1319)
Health (§§ 68-1-101 — 68-60-101)
Chapter 11 - HEALTH FACILITIES AND RESOURCES (§§ 68-11-101 — 68-11-2308)
Part 18 - TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT (§§ 68-11-1801 — 68-11-1816)
Section 68-11-1807 - Requirement to comply with the patient's individual instruction - Order of precedence
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TN Code § 68-11-1807 (2024)
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- (a) Absent a court order to the contrary, a guardian shall comply with the patient's individual instructions and may not revoke the patient's advance directive.
- (b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian.
- (c) A health care decision made by a guardian for the patient is effective without judicial approval.
Acts 2004, ch. 862, § 1.
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