[§327G-4]  Revocation of advance mentalhealth care directive.  (a)  A principal who has capacity at the time mayrevoke all or part of an advance mental health care directive, including thedesignation of an agent or alternate agents, at any time and in any manner thatcommunicates intent to revoke.  The principal shall give notice of therevocation to a health care provider, supervising health care provider, healthcare institution, agent, or guardian.

(b)  A health care provider, agent, or guardianwho is informed of a revocation shall promptly communicate the fact and extentof the revocation to the supervising health care provider and to any healthcare institution in which the principal is a patient or resident.

(c)  A revocation is effective when notice ofthe revocation is received by the supervising health care provider or healthcare institution.  The supervising health care provider or health careinstitution shall promptly record the fact and extent of the revocation,including the date and time of the revocation, in the principal's medicalrecord.

(d)  A decree of annulment, divorce,dissolution of marriage, or legal separation revokes a previous designation ofa spouse as agent, unless otherwise specified in the decree or in the advancemental health care directive.

(e)  An advance mental health care directivethat conflicts with an earlier advance mental health care directive revokes theearlier directive to the extent of the conflict. [L 2004, c 224, pt of §2]