New Jersey § 26:2h-57

§ 26:2h-57.

a. A declarant may reaffirm or modify either a proxy directive, or an instruction

directive, or both. The reaffirmation or modification shall be made in accordance with the requirements

for execution of an advance directive pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1991, c. 201 ( C.26:2H-56 ) . b. A declarant may revoke an advance directive, including a proxy directive, or an

instruction directive, or both, by the following means: (1) Notification, orally or in writing, to the health care representative, physician,

nurse , or other health care professional, or other reliable witness, or by any other act

evidencing an intent to revoke the document; or (2) Execution of a subsequent proxy directive or instruction directive, or both, in

accordance with section 4 of P.L.1991, c. 201 ( C.26:2H-56 ) . c. Designation of the declarant's spouse as health care representative shall be revoked

upon divorce or legal separation, and designation of the declarant's domestic partner

as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c. 246 ( C.26:8A-3 ) as health care representative shall be revoked upon termination of the declarant's

domestic partnership or designation of the declarant's partner in a civil union as defined in section 2

of P.L.2006, c. 103 ( C.37:1-29 ) shall be revoked upon termination of the declarant's civil union , unless otherwise specified in the advance directive. d. A patient who lacks mental capacity may suspend an advance directive, including a proxy directive, an instruction directive,

or both, by any of the means stated in paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section. A patient who lacks mental capacity and has suspended an advance directive may reinstate that advance directive by oral or

written notification to the health care representative, physician, nurse , or other health care professional of an intent to reinstate the advance directive. e. Reaffirmation, modification, revocation , or suspension of an advance directive is effective upon communication to any person

capable of transmitting the information including the health care representative,

the attending physician, nurse , or other health care professional responsible for the patient's care.