Florida Health Care Surrogate and Do Not Resuscitate

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty for many people. During recent weeks, a number of our colleagues and clients expressed confusion about end-of-life planning, health care surrogate powers and do not resuscitate orders (“DNR Order”). Under Fla. Stat. § 401.445, incapacitated individuals are presumed to have provided informed consent to procedures such as cardiopulmonary […]