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Definition in Statutory Guidance
of
Advance decision to refuse treatment
from
Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice
Source
A decision to refuse specified treatment made in advance by a person who has capacity to do so. This decision will then apply at a future time when that person lacks capacity to consent to, or refuse, the specified treatment. This is set out in Section 24(1) of the Act. Specific rules apply to advance decisions to refuse life-sustaining treatment.
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