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Division III - DECEDENTS' ESTATES AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSTitle 21 - FIDUCIARY RELATIONS AND PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSChapter 22 - HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS
Subchapter I - DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Section 21-2211 - Limitations

D.C. Code § 21-2211

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Current through codified legislation effective April 20, 2024
Section 21-2211 - Limitations

No person authorized to act pursuant to § 21-2210 shall have the power:

(1) To consent to an abortion, sterilization or psycho-surgery, unless authorized by a court; or
(2) To consent to convulsive therapy or behavior modification programs involving aversive stimuli, unless authorized by a court.

D.C. Code § 21-2211

Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-189, § 12, 35 DCR 8653; Feb. 5, 1994, D.C. Law 10-68, § 23(l), 40 DCR 6311.

Applicability

Section 7011 of D.C. Law 22-33 repealed § 4 of D.C. Law 21-72. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 21-72 has been implemented.

Applicability of D.C. Law 21-72: § 4 of D.C. Law 21-72 provided that the change made to this section by § 2 of D.C. Law 21-72 is subject to the inclusion of the law's fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been given effect.