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2024 Tennessee Code
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 68-11-1812 - Presumption of capacity
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TN Code § 68-11-1812 (2024)
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- (a) This part does not affect the right of an individual to make health care decisions while having capacity to do so.
- (b) An individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health care decision, to give or revoke an advance directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate.
Acts 2004, ch. 862, § 1.
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