Rhode Island General Laws 23-4.10-3. Revocation
(a) A durable power of attorney may be revoked at any time and in any manner by which the declarant is able to communicate an intent to revoke, without regard to mental or physical condition. A revocation is only effective as to the attending physician or any health care provider or emergency medical services personnel upon communication to that physician or health care provider or emergency medical services personnel by the declarant or by another who witnessed the revocation.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-4.10-3
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
(b) The attending physician or health care provider shall make the revocation a part of the declarant’s medical record.
(c) For emergency medical services personnel, the absence of reliable documentation shall constitute a revocation of a durable power of attorney.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 443, § 2.