Florida § 765.305 Procedure in absence of a living will

Florida Statutes

§ 765.305 — Procedure in absence of a living will

Florida § 765.305

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Ch. 765HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

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Fla. Stat. § 765.305 (2026).

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(1)In the absence of a living will, the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures from a patient may be made by a health care surrogate designated by the patient pursuant to part II unless the designation limits the surrogate’s authority to consent to the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures.

(2)Before exercising the incompetent patient’s right to forego treatment, the surrogate must be satisfied that:

(a)The patient does not have a reasonable medical probability of recovering capacity so that the right could be exercised by the patient.

(b)The patient has an end-stage condition, the patient is in a persistent vegetative state, or the patient’s physical condition is terminal.

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(1) In the absence of a living will, the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures from a patient may be made by a health care surrogate designated by the patient pursuant to part II unless the designation limits the surrogate’s authority to consent to the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures.

(2) Before exercising the incompetent patient’s right to forego treatment, the surrogate must be satisfied that: (a) The patient does not have a reasonable medical probability of recovering capacity so that the right could be exercised by the patient. (b) The patient has an end-stage condition, the patient is in a persistent vegetative state, or the patient’s physical condition is terminal.