This legal document allows you to indicate who you would like to make important medical decisions for you. This person is called your "healthcare agent" or "proxy".
In the event that you are incapacitated or otherwise unable to advocate for yourself, this trusted person will communicate with doctors to help them make treatment decisions on your behalf. The decisions that your proxy can make range from medication decisions to end-of-life care.
Keeping your medical power of attorney documentation up to date is crucial. A current document can be particularly important when you have indicated that your power of attorney is "durable" (meaning that your proxy's appointment extends to when you are incapacitated). Relationships and responsibilities change, and your advance directed documents should reflect the most current availability of your agent.
Give your family peace of mind when it comes to making important healthcare decisions by appointing a healthcare agent via a medical power of attorney advance directive.
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