Arkansas Healthcare Laws
Arkansas law does not provide same-sex partners with the authority to make a decision for an incapacitated partner in the absence of an advance directive. § 20-9-602.An adult may at any time make an advance health care directive. It must be signed by the declarant and two other witnesses. § 20-17-202.
Citation: Health Services and Facilities Generally: ARK. CODE ANN. § 20-9-602 and Arkansas Rights of the Terminally Ill or Permanently Unconscious Act: ARK. CODE ANN. §§ 20-17-201 to 20-17-218
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Last Updated: 5/5/2008