Uniform Health Care Decisions Act. 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.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 54.1-2825., 54.1-2981, 54.1-2982, 54.1-2983, 54.1-2983.2, 54.1-2987, 54.1-2988, 54.1-2989, 54.1-2993