Delaware Code § 16-2516

Validity of advance health-care directive; conflict with other law
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(a) An advance health-care directive created outside this State is valid if it complies with either of the following:

(1) The law of the state specified in the directive or, if a state is not specified, the state in which the individual created the directive.
(2) This chapter.
(b) A person may assume without inquiry that an advance health-care directive is genuine, valid, and still in effect, and may implement
and rely on it, unless the person has good cause to believe the directive is invalid or has been revoked.
(c) An advance health-care directive, revocation of a directive, or a signature on a directive or revocation may not be denied legal effect
or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
(d) Evidence relating to an advance health-care directive, revocation of a directive, or a signature on a directive or revocation may not
be excluded in a proceeding solely because the evidence is in electronic form.
(e) This chapter does not affect the validity of an electronic record or signature that is valid under Chapter 12A of Title 6.
(f) If this chapter conflicts with other law of this State relating to the creation, execution, implementation, or revocation of an advance
health-care directive, this chapter prevails.

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