General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
TITLE II. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION, WILLS, ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS AND ABSENTEES, GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP AND TRUSTS |
CHAPTER 201D. HEALTH CARE PROXIES |
SECTION 4. Contents of proxy
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The health care proxy shall:
(i) identify the principal and the health care agent;
(ii) indicate that the principal intends the agent to have authority to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf;
(iii) describe the limitation, if any, that the principal intends to impose upon the agent's authority; and
(iv) indicate that the agent's authority shall become effective if it is determined pursuant to section six that the principal lacks capacity to make health care decisions.