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  2. What is a Power of Attorney? A comprehensive guide - AOL

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    A medical power of attorney gives the attorney-in-fact the authority to make health-related decisions in the event of the principal's incapacitation. For instance, you might give your spouse, an ...

  3. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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    Ultimately, it was determined that a living will alone might be insufficient to address many important health care decisions. This led to the development of what some have called "second generation" advance directives [25] – the "health care proxy appointment" or "medical power of attorney."

  4. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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    If there is a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent appointed by that document is authorized to make health care decisions within the scope of authority granted by the document. If people have court-appointed guardians with authority to make health care decisions, the guardian is the authorized surrogate. [1]

  5. Five Wishes - Wikipedia

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    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). This person makes medical decisions on a person's behalf if they are unable to speak for themselves. Wish 2: "The Kind of Medical ...

  6. How to Set Up Medical Power of Attorney - AOL

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  7. Power of attorney - Wikipedia

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    Related to the health care power of attorney is a separate document known as an advance health care directive, also called a "living will". A living will is a written statement of a person's health care and medical wishes but does not appoint another person to make health care decisions. Depending upon the jurisdiction, a health care power of ...

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