THE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES ACT
| INTERPRETATION | |
| Definitions | |
| Capacity | |
| Act subject to Mental Health Act | |
| DIRECTIVES | |
| Who may make a directive | |
| Age of capacity | |
| Presumption re age | |
| Directive may express decisions or appoint proxy | |
| Directive effective during incapacity | |
| Capacity at certain times and re certain treatments | |
| Effect of decision in directive | |
| Effect of decision made by a proxy | |
| Directive must be in writing | |
| Execution | |
| Revocation | |
| Automatic revocation on divorce | |
| Directives from other jurisdictions | |
| Prescribed form of directive | |
| PROXIES | |
| Capacity and age of proxy | |
| Principles | |
| Limitation on proxy's consent | |
| More than one proxy | |
| Joint proxies | |
| Disagreement between joint proxies | |
| No delegation | |
| Review of misconduct by a proxy | |
| Limitation on court's decision | |
| Right of proxy to health information | |
| Protection from liability for proxy | |
| GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| Instructions to counsel | |
| No onus to inquire about directive | |
| Protection from liability re treatment | |
| Presumption of validity of directive | |
| Gift to witness, proxy or person signing for maker | |
| Existing rights not abrogated | |
| No presumption arises from lack of directive | |
| Offence and penalty | |
| C.C.S.M. reference | |
| Coming into force |