Health Care Documents
The medical process can be a maze of paperwork and regulations, and when you’re dealing with an emergency, it can be especially frustrating to navigate. Often in serious situations, the responsibility of sorting through the medical paperwork process falls to your family, which can put an undue burden upon those already worried about your well-being. Therefore, you should be prepared to have all of the necessary documents and arrangements already in place to deal with any medical emergency that may arise.
For the average person, it’s difficult to know where to begin preparing for your medical care, which is why we’re offering guidance on what you might need, and what it can do for you.
WHAT IS IT?
A Health Care Durable Power of Attorney (HCDPOA) allows you to appoint a trusted person, known as an Agent, to make health care decisions for you when you cannot make them or communicate them to your medical providers. It also allows you to outline
SHOULD IT BE A DIFFERENT PERSON?
For many people, their HCDPOA Agent is a different person than the Agent under their General Durable Power of Attorney for Finances, as different skill sets are brought to bear and temperaments needed when making critical, emergency, unexpected, and potentially end-of-life medical decisions for a loved one verses financially-based decisions that can usually be made in a calm setting, with time to reflect.
PEACE OF MIND
When you put a HCDPOA in place, you alleviate the potential burden on family members and friends who might otherwise be uncertain about the right course of action, or who has the right to make health care decisions for you, all of which can lead to court and conflict and delays in treatment.
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