Tenn. Code § 68-11-1807

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 654
Section 68-11-1807 - Requirement to comply with the patient's individual instruction - Order of precedence
(a) Absent a court order to the contrary, a guardian shall comply with the patient's individual instructions and may not revoke the patient's advance directive.
(b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian.
(c) A health care decision made by a guardian for the patient is effective without judicial approval.

T.C.A. § 68-11-1807

Acts 2004, ch. 862, § 1.