HB 57 – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
01/04
HOUSE BILL 57
AN ACT relative to advance directives for durable powers of attorney and living wills.
SPONSORS: Rep. N. Elliott, Hills 19
This bill clarifies the forms to be used for advance directives.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0005
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to advance directives for durable powers of attorney and living wills.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Use of Statutory Forms. Amend RSA 137-J:13, II to read as follows:
II. An advance directive executed on or after the effective date of this chapter shall be substantially in the form set forth in RSA 137-J:20 or other form desired by the principal.
2 Forms for Advance Directives. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 137-J:20 to read as follows:
An advance directive in its individual “Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare” and “Living Will” components shall be in substantially the following form or other form desired by the principal:
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.