New Hampshire Statutes
§ 137-J:8 — Restrictions on Who May Act as Agent or Surrogate
New Hampshire § 137-J:8
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:8 (2026).
Text
A person may not exercise the authority of an agent or a surrogate while serving in one of the following capacities:
I.The principal's attending practitioner or a person acting under the direct authority of the attending practitioner.
II.A nonrelative of the principal who is an employee of the principal's health care provider or residential care provider.
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Legislative History
2006, 302:2. 2014, 239:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2021, 176:2, eff. July 30, 2021.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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:8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/137-J/137-J%3A8.