Cal. PROB § 4802
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 4802, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
The Secretary of State shall establish procedures to advise each registrant of the following:
(a) A health care provider may not honor a written advance health care directive until it receives a copy from the registrant.
(b) Each registrant must notify the registry upon revocation of the advance directive.
(c) Each registrant must reregister upon execution of a subsequent advance directive.
(a) A health care provider may not honor a written advance health care directive until it receives a copy from the registrant.
(b) Each registrant must notify the registry upon revocation of the advance directive.
(c) Each registrant must reregister upon execution of a subsequent advance directive.
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