RSA 137-J:5 Scope and Duration of Agent's and Surrogate's Authority.
Title: X - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter: 137-J - WRITTEN DIRECTIVES FOR MEDICAL DECISION MAKING FOR ADULTS WITHOUT CAPACITY TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
I. Subject to the provisions of this chapter and any express limitations set forth by the principal in a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent or surrogate shall have the authority to make any and all health care decisions on the principal's behalf that the principal could make.
II. An agent's authority under a durable power of attorney for health care or a surrogate's authority shall be in effect only when the principal lacks capacity to make health care decisions, as certified in the principal's medical record by the principal's attending practitioner. The name of the agent or surrogate shall be indicated in the principal's medical record. When and if the principal regains capacity to make health care decisions, such event shall be certified in the principal's