765.113

Restrictions on providing consent.

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765.113 Restrictions on providing consent.—Unless the principal expressly delegates such authority to the surrogate in writing, or a surrogate or proxy has sought and received court approval pursuant to rule 5.900 of the Florida Probate Rules, a surrogate or proxy may not provide consent for:

(1) Abortion, sterilization, electroshock therapy, psychosurgery, experimental treatments that have not been approved by a federally approved institutional review board in accordance with 45 C.F.R. part 46 or 21 C.F.R. part 56, or voluntary admission to a mental health facility.

(2) Withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging procedures from a pregnant patient prior to viability as defined in s. 390.0111(4).

History.—s. 2, ch. 92-199; s. 7, ch. 94-183; s. 87, ch. 99-3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2002–2013 · leading case: Ankrom v. State

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Ankrom v. State (2013) ala · cites it 2× “16, § 2503(j) (2003); Fla. Stat. Ann. § 765.113 (2) (2010); Ga.”

Cohen v. Bolduc (2002) mass “2000) (commitment permissible if expressly authorized); Fla. Stat. Ann. § 765.113 (1) (West 1997) (commitment permissible if expressly authorized); Haw.”

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