Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty. Repeals most provisions of the Health Care Decisions Act and enacts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act. The bill creates a process for the execution of advance health care directives, as defined in the bill; establishes criteria for determining the capacity of an individual to make health care decisions; provides for the establishment of a default surrogate in the absence of an appointed agent for health care decisions; establishes powers and duties of agents appointed by powers of attorney for health care; and establishes duties of health care professionals.
- Chamber
- House
- Introduced
- Jan 13, 2026
- Last action
- Mar 11, 2026 — Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 2:17 pm)
- Session
- 2026
- Momentum
- 60 · High