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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. Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea) - Wikipedia

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   The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW previously MW, Korean: 보건복지부; Hanja: 保健福祉部) is a branch of the government of South Korea. The headquarters is in Sejong City . [ 1 ] Previously the headquarters were on floors 6 through 12 of the Hyundai Building in Jongno District , Seoul , when they were the Ministry for Health ...

4. Advance care planning - Wikipedia

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   Advance care directives may be written on specifically designed forms, but can also take the form of a written letter or statement. [44] Inclusion of a doctor in the completion of an advance care directive will assist in ensuring that an individual's wishes are clear and written in a manner that is easy for substitute decision makers and/or ...

5. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Wikipedia

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   An individual does not need to have an advance directive to have a POLST form although health care professionals recommend that all competent adults have advance directives in place; this will help healthcare providers shape a more concise medical decision that better reflects the individual's wishes. [24]

6. End-of-life care - Wikipedia

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   A person will typically have these conversations with their doctor and ultimately record their preferences in an advance healthcare directive. [9] An advance healthcare directive is a legal document that either documents a person's decisions about desired treatment or indicates who a person has entrusted to make their care decisions for them ...

7. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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   The advance directive must state that the designated agent has authority to make health care decisions on the patient's behalf and what limitations, if any, are imposed on the agent's authority. The document should clearly state that the agent's authority begins only when the patent is unable to make health care decisions.