Florida Statutes Chapter 765 — HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

Title XLIV

• § 765.101 — Definitions.
• § 765.102 — Legislative findings and intent.
• § 765.103 — Existing advance directives.
• § 765.104 — Amendment or revocation.
• § 765.105 — Review of surrogate or proxy’s decision.
• § 765.106 — Preservation of existing rights.
• § 765.107 — Construction.
• § 765.108 — Effect with respect to insurance.
• § 765.109 — Immunity from liability; weight of proof; presumption.
• § 765.110 — Health care facilities and providers; discipline.
• § 765.1103 — Pain management and palliative care.
• § 765.1105 — Transfer of a patient.
• § 765.1115 — Falsification, forgery, or willful concealment, cancellation, or destruction of directive or revocation or amendment; penalties.
• § 765.112 — Recognition of advance directive executed in another state.
• § 765.113 — Restrictions on providing consent.
• § 765.201 — Short title.
• § 765.202 — Designation of a health care surrogate.
• § 765.203 — Suggested form of designation.
• § 765.2035 — Designation of a health care surrogate for a minor.
• § 765.2038 — Designation of health care surrogate for a minor; suggested form.
• § 765.204 — Capacity of principal; procedure.
• § 765.205 — Responsibility of the surrogate.
• § 765.301 — Short title.
• § 765.302 — Procedure for making a living will; notice to physician.
• § 765.303 — Suggested form of a living will.
• § 765.304 — Procedure for living will.
• § 765.305 — Procedure in absence of a living will.
• § 765.306 — Determination of patient condition.
• § 765.309 — Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished.
• § 765.401 — The proxy.
• § 765.404 — Persistent vegetative state.
• § 765.510 — Legislative declaration.
• § 765.511 — Definitions.
• § 765.512 — Persons who may make an anatomical gift.
• § 765.513 — Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.
• § 765.514 — Manner of making anatomical gifts.
• § 765.515 — Delivery of donor document.
• § 765.5155 — Donor registry; education program.
• § 765.51551 — Donor registry; public records exemption.
• § 765.516 — Donor amendment or revocation of anatomical gift.
• § 765.517 — Rights and duties at death.
• § 765.518 — Eye banks.
• § 765.5185 — Corneal removal by medical examiners.
• § 765.519 — Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors.
• § 765.521 — Donations as part of driver license or identification card process.
• § 765.522 — Duty of hospital administrators; liability of hospital administrators and procurement organizations.
• § 765.523 — Discrimination in access to anatomical gifts and organ transplants prohibited.
• § 765.541 — Certification of procurement organizations; agency responsibilities.
• § 765.542 — Requirements to engage in organ, tissue, or eye procurement.
• § 765.543 — Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board; creation; duties.
• § 765.544 — Fees; organ and tissue donor education and procurement.
• § 765.545 — Physician supervision of cadaveric organ and tissue procurement coordinators.
• § 765.546 — Procurement of cadaveric organs for transplant by out-of-state physicians.
• § 765.547 — Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization.