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In the field of medicine, a healthcare proxy (commonly referred to as HCP) is a document (legal instrument) with which a patient (primary individual) appoints an agent to legally make healthcare decisions on behalf of the patient, when the patient is incapable of making and executing the healthcare decisions stipulated in the proxy. [1]
For the financial power of attorney, the best option is someone who has an aptitude for money, suggests Kelly O’Connor, a certified senior advisor, certified dementia practitioner, and elder ...
The House of Representatives and Senate passed differing versions of the proposed law. [13] Although both bills would have provided patients key rights, such as prompt access to emergency care and medical specialists , only the Senate-passed measure would provide patients with adequate means to enforce their rights. [ 11 ]
An advance healthcare directive, also known as living will, personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision, is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity.
A legal guardian is a person who has been appointed by a court or otherwise has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to make decisions relevant to the personal and property interests of another person who is deemed incompetent, [1] called a ward.
The Illinois Department on Aging is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that exercises, administers, and enforces all rights, powers, and duties vested in it by the Illinois Act on the Aging. [3] [4] As of March 2019 Paula A. Basta became the Director of Aging. [5]
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Medical law is the branch of law which concerns the prerogatives and responsibilities of medical professionals and the rights of the patient. [1] It should not be confused with medical jurisprudence , which is a branch of medicine , rather than a branch of law .