Sec. 13.52.040. Decisions by guardian.
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Sec. 13.52.040. Decisions by guardian.
(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.