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authors: Tamayo-Velázquez MI, Simón-Lorda P, Goodridge D, Steeves M.
last update: 09/08/2010
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What does "directive" mean?
“Directive” means instructions given by a person pursuant to this Act
that deal with the person’s health care decisions, with the appointment of a proxy or with both.
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What does "health care decision" mean in a directive?
“Health care decision” means a consent, refusal of consent or withdrawal of consent to treatment.
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What is a "proxy"?
A “proxy” is a person appointed in a directive to make health care decisions for the person making the directive.
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How can be revoke a directive?A person who made a directive or any other person at the direction and in the presence of a person who made the directive may revoke the directive:
- (a) orally;
- (b) in writing;
- (c) by destroying the directive; or
- (d) by making a new directive.
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What happen if the marriage is terminated by divorce and the spouse has been designed as a proxy in a directive?Unless a directive states otherwise, an appointment of a spouse as a proxy is revoked if the marriage is terminated by divorce or is found to be void or declared a nullity by any court in a proceeding to which the person making the directive is a party.
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Is valid a directive made outside Saskatchewan?A directive made outside Saskatchewan that complies with the requirements of this Act is deemed to be a directive made pursuant to this Act.
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