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Alabama Durable Power of Attorney Laws
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Durable Power of Attorney Laws
| Code Section | §26-1-2 |
| Specific Powers, Life-Prolonging Acts | Agent may authorize withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, and make all other health care decisions. |
| Legal Requirements for Durable Power of Attorney | Must designate person as attorney and state, "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability, incompetency, or incapacity of the principal." |
| Revocation of Durable Power of Attorney | Revocable by written revocation, destruction of document, or verbal expression of intent to cancel. |
| Validity from State-to-State | Directives prepared in other states are valid if in compliance with Alabama law. |
| If Physician Unwilling to Follow Durable Power of Attorney | - |
| Immunity for Attending Physician | Health care providers who rely in good faith on agent's directions are immune from civil and criminal liability. |
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