Logan v. Country Oaks Partners
The court held that a health-care agent appointed under a California Advance Directive lacks authority to bind the principal to an arbitration agreement, that the agent's statutory power is confined to making health-care decisions and selecting a care facility under Probate Code §§ 4600-4805, and therefore affirmed the.
Date Filed: August 18, 2022
Case Name: Logan v. Country Oaks Partners
Case Number: B312967
Court: California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Four
The court decides that a health‑care agent appointed under a California Advance Directive does not have authority to bind the principal to an arbitration agreement; the agent’s power is limited to making health‑care decisions and selecting a facility, not to execute optional arbitration contracts. Accordingly, the trial court’s denial of the nursing home’s petition to compel arbitration is affirmed. This holding narrows the scope of a health‑care agent’s authority under Probate Code §§\u202f4600‑4805, protecting incapacitated patients from being forced into arbitration through agents’ actions.
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