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2018 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 35 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 22 - LIVING WILL
ARTICLE 4 - WYOMING HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT
SECTION 35-22-412 - Capacity.
Universal Citation: WY Stat § 35-22-412 (2018)
35-22-412. Capacity.
(a) This act 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 health care directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate unless the primary physician has certified in writing that the patient lacks such capacity.
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