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2. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   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. In the U.S. it has a ...

3. Five Wishes - Wikipedia

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   An online version called Five Wishes Online was introduced in April 2011 allowing users to complete the document using an online interface or print out a blank version to complete by hand. An updated version, renamed Five Wishes Digital, debuted in 2022, including options for all 50 states, and fully digital signing and witnessing options. [7]

4. FreeWill Review: Pros & Cons - AOL

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   For users who need to create an advance healthcare directive (also known as a living will), filling out the form will involve answering questions about some personal information, selecting a ...

5. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Wikipedia

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   One difference between a POLST form and an advance directive is that the POLST form is designed to be actionable throughout an entire community. [4] It is immediately recognizable and can be used by doctors and first responders (including paramedics, fire departments, police, emergency rooms, hospitals and nursing homes).

6. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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   A common form that is valid in 40 states is Five Wishes. [4] [5] When filing an advance directive, an alternate health care agent should be identified. The surrogate decision maker must be a trusted individual that is able to make crucial decisions on behalf of the advance directive client.

7. Texas Advance Directives Act - Wikipedia

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   SB 439 is also known as the "Patient and Family Treatment Choice Rights Act of 2007" and would amend the applicable provisions of the Advance Directives Act to "ensure that, when an attending physician is unwilling to respect a patient's advance directive or a patient's or family's decision to choose the treatment necessary to prevent the ...