SENATE DOCKET, NO. 732        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1776

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act further regulating the appointment of a health care agent..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.   Section 2 of chapter 201D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-  A competent adult who is unable to find a person willing to become a health care agent or alternate health care agent for the adult may petition the probate court to appoint a health care agent who shall be subject to this chapter.

SECTION 2.   Section 7 of said chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “proxy”, in line 3, the following words:- ; but, if the health care agent is one appointed by a probate court, the court shall be given notice of the revocation in writing.