A surrogate becomes a personal representative for an adult under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 when:
(1)
the adult has been found to lack health care decision making capacity under Section 75-2a-104;
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Agent: means an adult designated in an advance health care directive to make health care decisions for the declarant. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
Health care: means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to improve, maintain, diagnose, or otherwise affect an individual's physical or mental condition. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
Surrogate: means a health care decision maker who is:
(a)
an appointed agent;
(b)
a default surrogate under the provisions of Section 75-2a-108; or
