Substituted judgment definition
Substituted judgment means the standard to be applied by a surrogate when
Substituted judgment means the standard to be applied by a surrogate when making a health care decision for an adult who previously had the capacity to make health care decisions, which requires the surrogate to consider:
Substituted judgment means a principle of decision-making made by the division that comports with the individual ward or beneficiary's known wishes expressed prior to the appointment of a guardian, if the individual was once capable of developing views relevant to the matter at issue and reliable evidence of these views remains.
Examples of Substituted judgment in a sentence
Substituted judgment: the limitations of autonomy in surrogate decision making.
More Definitions of Substituted judgment
Substituted judgment means a determination by a court that a disabled person would, if competent, make the same health care decision regarding a life–sustaining procedure taking into account any information that may be relevant to the decision, including:
Substituted judgment means the standard to be applied by a surrogate when making a 2378 health care decision for an adult who previously had the capacity to make health care 2379 decisions, which requires the surrogate to consider: 2380 (a) specific preferences expressed by the adult: 2381 (i) when the adult had the capacity to make health care decisions; and 2382 (ii) at the time the decision is being made; 2383 (b) the surrogate's understanding of the adult's health care preferences; 2384 (c) the surrogate's understanding of what the adult would have wanted under the 2385 circumstances; and 2386 (d) to the extent that the preferences described in Subsections (30)(a) through (c) are 2387 unknown, the best interest of the adult. 2388 (31) "Surrogate" means a health care decision maker who is: 2389 (a) an appointed agent; 2390 (b) a default surrogate under the provisions of Section 75A-3-203; or 2391 (c) a guardian. 2392 (32) "Trust" means the same as that term is defined in Section 75-1-201. 2393 (33) "Will" means the same as that term is defined in Section 75-1-201. 2394 Section 55. Section 75A-4-102 is amended to read: 2395 75A-4-102 . Definitions for chapter. 2396 As used in this chapter: 2397 (1) "Appointee" means a person to which a powerholder makes an appointment of 2398 appointive property. 2399 (2) "Appointive property" means the property or property interest subject to a power of 2400 appointment. 2401 (3)(a) "Blanket-exercise clause" means a clause in an instrument that exercises a power 2402 of appointment and is not a specific-exercise clause. 2403 (b) "Blanket-exercise clause" includes a clause that: 2404 (i) expressly uses the words "any power" in exercising any power of appointment the 2405 powerholder has; 2406 (ii) expressly uses the words "any property" in appointing any property over which 2407 the powerholder has a power of appointment; or 2408 (iii) disposes of all property subject to disposition by the powerholder. 2409 (4) "Descendant" means the same as that term is defined in Section 75-1-201. 2410 (5) "Donor" means a person that creates a power of appointment.
Substituted judgment means the judgment that an incapacitated person would make if restored to capacity based upon:
Substituted judgment means the principles of decision-making which require making decisions and taking actions that the person under public guardianship would if able. It involves implementation of a course of action which comports with the person’s known or previously expressed wishes, beliefs, preferences and values.
Substituted judgment means making a decision that conforms as closely as possible with the decision that the individual would have made, based upon the knowledge of the beliefs, values, and preferences of the individual.
Substituted judgment means that for a PWD who has the ability to express desires, the guardian must act in conformity with those desires unless it is clear that harm would result to the ward. When the PWD lacks such