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The petition shall state, or set forth by a medical declaration attachedto the petition, all of the following known to the petitioner at the time the petition is filed:
(a) The condition of thepatient's health that requires treatment.
(b) The recommendedhealth care that is considered to be medically appropriate.
(c) The threat to thepatient's condition if authorization for the recommendedhealth care is delayed or denied by the court.
(d) The predictable or probable outcome of the recommendedhealth care.
(e) The medically available alternatives, if any, to therecommended health care.
(f) The efforts made to obtain consent from the patient.
(g) If the petition is filed by a person on behalf of ahealth care institution, the name of the person to be designated to give consent to the recommendedhealth care on behalf of the patient.
(h) The deficit or deficits in the patient's mental functions listed in subdivision (a) of Section 811that are impaired, andan identification of a link between the deficit or deficits and the patient's inability to respond knowingly and intelligently to queries about the recommendedhealth care or inability to participate in a decision about the recommendedhealth care by means of a rational thought process.
(i) The names and addresses, so far as they are known to the petitioner, of the persons specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1821.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Probate Code - PROB § 3204 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/probate-code/prob-sect-3204/
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