Clarifies health care directive laws; combines medical health care and mental health care directives under one health care decision law. (SD1)

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Section 327E-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "agent" to read:

""Agent or attorney-in-fact" means an individual designated in a power of attorney for health care to make a health-care decision for the individual granting the power."

SECTION 2. Section 327E-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) An individual may revoke all or part of an advance health-care directive, other than the designation of an agent, at any time and in any manner that communicates an intent to revoke[.] unless found to lack capacity according to section 327E-3(f)."

SECTION 3. Chapter 327F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

SECTION 4. All reference to "primary physician" or "primary care physician" or like terms, as the case may be, in chapter 327E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be amended to "supervising health-care provider", or the like terms, as the case may be, as the context requires.

SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2002.