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  2. Healthcare proxy - Wikipedia

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    Healthcare proxy. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. What Is a Health Care Agent? - WebMD

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    A health care proxy; A representative; A surrogate; Should I Get One? ... Your health care agent can speak for you only about health care, not money or other legal issues. Also, they can only make ...

  6. What to Know About Hospitalization for Schizophrenia Against ...

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    A health care proxy or health care power of attorney. These allow you to state in advance who you want to make medical decisions for you when you’re not legally able to make your own. A ...

  7. How to Make Your Advance Directives - WebMD

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    There are two types of advance directives: 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 ...

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