Tennessee Code 33-6-1010 – Incorporation into durable power of attorney for health care
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-6-1010
- 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
A declaration for mental health treatment may be expressed in or incorporated into a durable power of attorney for health care that is executed under title 34, chapter 6, part 2, on or after March 1, 2001. The declaration in that case shall be revocable as to mental health service only under the conditions set in this part.