Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 201D, § 4 (2026)
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Section 4. The health care proxy shall:
(i) identify the principal and the health care agent;
(ii) indicate that the principal intends the agent to have authority to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf;
(iii) describe the limitation, if any, that the principal intends to impose upon the agent's authority; and
(iv) indicate that the agent's authority shall become effective if it is determined pursuant to section six that the principal lacks capacity to make health care decisions.
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case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Licata v. GGNSC Malden Dexter LLC, 466 Mass. 793 (Mass. 2014).
Licata v. GGNSC Malden Dexter LLC, 466 Mass. 793 (Mass. 2014). “” G. L. c. 201D, § 4. In accordance with these requirements, Rita’s health care proxy states: “My Agent shall have the authority to make all health care decisions for me, including decisions about life-sustaining treatment.”
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