2006 Utah Code - 75-2-1113 — Presumption of validity of directive.

     75-2-1113.   Presumption of validity of directive.
     A directive executed under this part is presumed valid and binding and physicians and other providers of medical services shall presume, in the absence of actual notice to the contrary, that a person who executes a directive, whether or not in the presence of the physician or other provider of medical services, is of sound mind and exercised discretion in the matter. The fact a person executed a directive is not to be construed as an indication that the person was suffering from any mental incompetency.

Enacted by Chapter 173, 1985 General Session