title: [Advance directives in Austria law].
abstract: This article discusses legal aspects of advance directives. In Austrian law there is only one provision: section 10 Hospitals Act ("medical record"). Therefore permissibility, contents and form of advance directives are of special, interest. Concerning the liability of advance directives the author concludes that this question has to be answered case by case.
authors.affiliation: Rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultät, Universität Wien.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Memmer
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001317:Austria; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations