New Hampshire § 137-J:6 Requirement to Act in Accordance With Principal's Wishes and Best Interests

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 137-J:6 — Requirement to Act in Accordance With Principal's Wishes and Best Interests

New Hampshire § 137-J:6

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:6 (2026).

Text

After consultation with the attending practitioner and other health care providers, the agent or surrogate shall make health care decisions in accordance with the agent's or surrogate's knowledge of the principal's wishes and religious or moral beliefs, as stated orally, in writing, including but not limited to in the durable power of attorney for health care and the living will, or otherwise communicated by the principal, or, if the principal's wishes are unknown, in accordance with the agent's or surrogate's assessment of the principal's best interests and in accordance with accepted medical practice.

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After consultation with the attending practitioner and other health care providers, the agent or surrogate shall make health care decisions in accordance with the agent's or surrogate's knowledge of the principal's wishes and religious or moral beliefs, as stated orally, in writing, including but not limited to in the durable power of attorney for health care and the living will, or otherwise communicated by the principal, or, if the principal's wishes are unknown, in accordance with the agent's or surrogate's assessment of the principal's best interests and in accordance with accepted medical practice.