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2. Five Wishes - Wikipedia

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   Wishes 3, 4, and 5 are unique to Five Wishes, in that they address matters of comfort care, spirituality, forgiveness, and final wishes. Wish 1: "The Person I Want to Make Care Decisions for Me When I Can't" – This section is an assignment of a health care agent (also called proxy, surrogate, representative, or health care power of attorney ...

3. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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   When drafting a health care proxy, it is best to consult a physician and attorney. The forms are available through lawyers , hospitals , and websites dedicated to health care ethics. The proxy must identify the client and the client's agent, also including all contact information.

4. What is a healthcare proxy? - AOL

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   A healthcare proxy is a document that gives someone the power to make healthcare decisions for a person who cannot do so. People may also refer to it as a durable power of attorney for healthcare.

5. Healthcare proxy - Wikipedia

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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] Once ...

6. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   A healthcare proxy document appoints a person, the proxy, who can make decisions on behalf of the granting individual in the event of incapacity. The appointed healthcare proxy has, in essence, the same rights to request or refuse treatment that the individual would have if still capable of making and communicating health care decisions. [29]

7. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Wikipedia

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   2010: Illinois forms the POLST Taskforce with support from more than 60 health care organizations; the Catholic Health Association formally supports POLST. [14] 2011: POLST is signed into law in New Jersey [29] after Governor Chris Christie conditionally vetoes S-2197 for provisions allowing doctors to override people's wishes [citation needed ...