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§ 4734. — 4734. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39.)

California § 4734.
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Code PROBProbate Code - PROB
Div. 4.7.DIVISION 4.7. HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
Part 2.PART 2. UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT
Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Duties of Health Care Providers

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Cal. Probate Code - PROB Code § 4734. (2026).

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(a)A health care provider may decline to comply with an individual health care instruction or health care decision for reasons of conscience.
(b)A health care institution may decline to comply with an individual health care instruction or health care decision if the instruction or decision is contrary to a policy of the institution that is expressly based on reasons of conscience and if the policy was timely communicated to the patient or to a person then authorized to make health care decisions for the patient.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.
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