Oklahoma HB1687 establishes the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act of 2026, creating rules for advance health care directives.

Oklahoma HB1687, the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act of 2026, creates a framework for advance health care directives in the state. It allows individuals to appoint agents to make health care decisions on their behalf, create health care instructions, and establish default surrogates. The act outlines the process for determining an individual's capacity to make health care decisions and the rights of agents and surrogates. It also provides for the revocation of directives and the disqualification of agents or surrogates.

Oklahoma HB1687 establishes the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act of 2026, creating rules for advance health care directives.

Oklahoma HB1687, the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act of 2026, creates a framework for advance health care directives in the state. It allows individuals to appoint agents to make health care decisions on their behalf, create health care instructions, and establish default surrogates. The act outlines the process for determining an individual's capacity to make health care decisions and the rights of agents and surrogates. It also provides for the revocation of directives and the disqualification of agents or surrogates.