2003 WISCONSIN ACT 290
An Act to create 154.07 (1) (c), 155.50 (4) and 155.70 (10) of the statutes; relating to: declarations to physicians regarding life-sustaining measures and powers of attorney for health care.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 154.07 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
154.07 (1) (c) Pars. (a) and (b) apply to acts or omissions in connection with a provision of a document that is executed in another jurisdiction if the provision is valid and enforceable under s. 154.11 (9).
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2. 155.50 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
155.50 (4) Subsections (1), (2), and (3) apply to acts or omissions in connection with a provision of a power of attorney for health care that is executed in another jurisdiction if the provision is valid and enforceable under s. 155.70 (10).
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3. 155.70 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
155.70 (10) A valid document granting a health care agent authority to make health care decisions for a principal that is executed in another state or jurisdiction in compliance with the law of that state or jurisdiction is valid and enforceable in this state to the extent that the document authorizes the health care agent to make decisions for the principal that a health care agent may make for a principal under this chapter.
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4.
Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to documents that exist on the effective date of this subsection.