New Hampshire Statutes
§ 137-J:18 — Naming of Multiple Agents
New Hampshire § 137-J:18
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XPUBLIC HEALTH
Ch. 137-JWRITTEN DIRECTIVES FOR MEDICAL DECISION MAKING FOR ADULTS WITHOUT CAPACITY TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
SubdivisionAdvance Directives
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 137-J:18 (2026).
Text
If the principal lists more than one person as the agent in a durable power of attorney for health care directive, the agents shall have authority in priority of the order in which their names are listed on the document, unless the method of joint agency is expressly included.
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Legislative History
2006, 302:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
Nearby Sections
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§ 137-J:1
Purpose and Policy§ 137-J:10
Criminal Act Not Construed or Authorized§ 137-J:11
Liability for Health Care Costs§ 137-J:12
Immunity§ 137-J:13
Use of Statutory Forms§ 137-J:14
Execution and Witnesses§ 137-J:15
Revocation§ 137-J:16
Documents Executed Prior to Enactment§ 137-J:17
Reciprocity§ 137-J:18
Naming of Multiple Agents§ 137-J:19
Advance Directive; Disclosure Statement§ 137-J:2
Definitions§ 137-J:22
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 137-J:18, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/137-J/137-J%3A18.