Kansas § 58-625 Durable power of attorney for health care decisions; meaning

Kansas Statutes

§ 58-625 — Durable power of attorney for health care decisions; meaning

Kansas § 58-625

Ch. 58PERSONAL AND REAL PROPERTY

Art. 6POWERS AND LETTERS OF ATTORNEY

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Bluebook

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-625 (2026).

Text

A durable power of attorney for health care decisions is a power of attorney by which a principal designates another as the principal's agent in writing and the writing contains the words "this power of attorney for health care decisions shall not be affected by subsequent disability or incapacity of the principal" or "this power of attorney for health care decisions shall become effective upon the disability or incapacity of the principal," or similar words showing the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding the principal's subsequent disability or incapacity.

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A durable power of attorney for health care decisions is a power of attorney by which a principal designates another as the principal's agent in writing and the writing contains the words "this power of attorney for health care decisions shall not be affected by subsequent disability or incapacity of the principal" or "this power of attorney for health care decisions shall become effective upon the disability or incapacity of the principal," or similar words showing the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding the principal's subsequent disability or incapacity.