Requirement to comply with the patient's individual instruction — Order of precedence

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1807, under Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1807

(a) Absent a court order to the contrary, a guardian shall comply with the patient's individual instructions and may not revoke the patient's advance directive.

(b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian.

(c) A health care decision made by a guardian for the patient is effective without judicial approval.