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2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, all states recognize some form of living wills or the designation of a health care proxy. [86] The term living will is not officially recognized under California law, but an advance health care directive or durable power of attorney may be used for the same purpose as a living will. [87]

6. Healthcare proxy - Wikipedia

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   Moreover, in legal-administrative functions, the healthcare proxy is a legal instrument akin to a "springing" healthcare power of attorney. The proxy must declare the healthcare agent who will gain durable power attorney. This document also notifies of the authority given from the principal to the agent and states the limitations of this authority.

7. 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]