16 Del. C. § 1122

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§ Â 1122. Devolution of rights.

Official statutory text

Where consistent with the nature of each right in § 1121 of this title, particularly as they pertain to a resident adjudicated incompetent in accordance with Delaware law, if the resident is determined to need a representative under federal law, or the presumption of the resident’s capacity is rebutted under § 2504 of this title, all rights devolve to the resident’s authorized representative, as established under any of the following:

(1) An “advance health-care directive,” as defined under § 2502 of this title.

(2) [Repealed.]

(3) A court-appointed guardian pursuant to Chapters 39 and 39A of Title 12, in accordance with the authority granted by the appointing court.

(4) A default surrogate appointed under Chapter 25 of this title.

(5) An individual who is otherwise authorized under applicable law to make the health-care decisions being made by execution of the DMOST form on the patient’s behalf under Chapter 25A of this title.

(6) A sponsoring agency or representative payee, except where the facility itself is the representative payee, selected under § 205(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 405(j)).

Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site

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