District Of Columbia § 21-2209 - Health-care provider limitation.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 21-2209 — Health-care provider limitation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-2209. Health-care provider limitation.
21-2209No health-care provider may require an individual to execute a durable power of attorney for health care as a condition for the provision of health-care services or admission to a health-care facility, as defined in .
After an individual has spent at least 48 hours in a health care facility, a health care provider may request the individual to execute a durable power of attorney for health care subject to the limitations set forth in this subchapter. The health care provider may not be named as the attorney in fact.
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