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  2. How to Make Your Advance Directives - WebMD

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    Health care proxy. This is a document that names the person who will make your medical decisions if you can’t. It’s also called a durable power of attorney.

  3. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. 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 ...

  4. Advance Directives and Medical Power of Attorney - WebMD

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    Advance directives are legally binding and tell doctors what life extending measures you want taken, or not taken, if you are unable to communicate. Medical power of attorney designates a person ...

  5. What Is a Health Care Agent? - WebMD

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    Health care proxy You don’t need a lawyer to create this. You can get them online, from your local or state government, and possibly at your doctor’s office or hospital.

  6. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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    A surrogate decision maker, also known as a health care proxy or as agents, is an advocate for incompetent patients. If a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves about personal care, a surrogate agent must make decisions for them. If there is a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent appointed by that document is ...

  7. Your Guide to End of Life Planning - Healthline

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    This designation for health decisions is sometimes called a healthcare POA, healthcare proxy, or durable medical POA. 4. Portable medical orders ... Advance care planning: Health care directives ...

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