Tennessee Code 34-6-215 – Power of attorney executed outside Tennessee – When effective
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 34-6-215
- Durable power of attorney for health care: means a durable power of attorney to the extent that it authorizes an attorney in fact to make health care decisions for the principal. See Tennessee Code 34-6-201
- Health care: means any care, treatment, service or procedure to maintain, diagnose or treat an individual's physical or mental condition, and includes medical care as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 34-6-201
- 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
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
A durable power of attorney for health care that is executed outside of this state by a nonresident of this state at the time of execution shall be given effect in this state if that durable power of attorney for health care is in compliance with either this chapter or the laws of the state of the principal’s residence.