2025 Session
Last amended: 1998 session
§ 145C.04 — Executed in Another State
Plain-Language Summary
This section covers what you can include in a health care directive. You can name a health care agent, state your treatment preferences, or both.
145C.04 EXECUTED IN ANOTHER STATE.
(a) A health care directive or similar document executed in another state or jurisdiction is legally sufficient under this chapter if it:
(1) complies with the law of the state or jurisdiction in which it was executed; or
(2) complies with section 145C.03.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize a directive or similar document to override the provisions of section 609.215 prohibiting assisted suicide.
History:
1993 c 312 s 5; 1998 c 399 s 14
History: History: 1993 c 312 s 5; 1998 c 399 s 14
Practical Notes
Your health care directive can do two things: appoint someone to make decisions for you and state what treatments you want or do not want. You can do one or both in the same document.