Construction of provisions and presumed capacity

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Public Health
4. Surgical or Medical Procedures; Consents
5. Health-Care Decisions Act
6. Construction of provisions and presumed capacity

1. Sections 41-41-201 through 41-41-229 do not affect the right of an individual to make health-care decisions while having capacity to do so.
2. An individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health-care decision, to give or revoke an advance health-care directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate.

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