A Utah Medical Power of Attorney allows you to appoint someone to make healthcare decisions on your behalf if you are incapacitated and cannot express those wishes on your own.
Laws
Statute: § 75-2a-117 (Advance Health Care Directive Act)
Signing Requirements: One (1) Witness (§ 75-2a-107(c)).
Revocation: § 75-2a-114
- Write “void” on the document, destroy it with the intention to revoke, instruct someone else to write “void” or destroy it with the intention to revoke,
- Draft a written revocation that is signed and dated by you or someone you direct to do so,
- Orally express the intent to revoke to someone 18 years or older who is not a relative, beneficiary, healthcare provider, or an adult who will become an agent under a new Advance Healthcare Directive, or
- Execute a new form.
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