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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. 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.

4. California Department of Public Health - Wikipedia

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   cdph.ca.gov. The California Department of Public Health ( CDPH) is the state department responsible for public health in California. It is a subdivision of the California Health and Human Services Agency. It enforces some of the laws in the California Health and Safety Codes, notably the licensing of some types of healthcare facilities.

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. Informed Consent in Healthcare: What It Is and Why It's Needed

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   When a healthcare provider recommends a specific procedure, you have the right to accept or refuse it. If you decide to move forward, you’ll need to give informed consent first. Informed consent ...