ORS 127.525 Acceptance of appointment; withdrawal

A person may accept appointment as a health care representative or an alternate health care representative in a form appointing a health care representative by:

Signing the acceptance of appointment; or

Representing to a third party that the person has accepted the authority and duties of a health care representative under an advance directive in which the person is named as the health care representative or alternate health care representative.

Subject to the right of the health care representative or the alternate health care representative to withdraw, the acceptance imposes a duty on the health care representative or the alternate health care representative to make health care decisions on behalf of the principal as described in ORS 127.510.

Until the principal becomes incapable, the health care representative or the alternate health care representative may withdraw by giving notice to the principal. After the principal becomes incapable, the health care representative or the alternate health care representative may withdraw by giving notice to the health care provider.