Section 13.52.040. Decisions by guardian.

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   (a) Subject to AS 13.52.183, 13.52.193, and 13.52.203, a guardian shall comply with the ward's individual instructions and may not revoke a ward's advance health care directive executed before the ward's incapacity unless a court expressly authorizes the revocation.
   (b) Unless there is a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian.
   (c) Except as provided in (a) of this section, a health care decision made by a guardian for the ward is effective without judicial approval.

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(Sec. 3 ch 83 SLA 2004; am Sec. 16 ch 100 SLA 2008)

                    
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