Nuts and Bolts Guide: Health Care Powers of Attorney

By doing advance incapacity planning an individual can stay in charge of decisions regarding their care even if they later become incapacitated. The two main legal tools used in incapacity planning are advance health care directives and financial powers of attorney.

This concise guide covers advance health care directives, especially the power of attorney for health care.

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Details Published by H.E.L.P., January 1, 2008. Price: $10.00 (USA) (including USPS print mail shipping and any applicable sales tax). Continental USA sales and shipment only. Sample Page One (Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later) Background Each year in the U.S. millions are patients in hospitals, nursing homes and other care settings. Many suffer from illnesses or injuries that leave them incapacitated and unable to make care decisions. By doing advance incapacity planning an individual can stay in charge of decisions regarding their care even if they later become incapacitated. The two main legal tools used in incapacity planning are advance health care directives and financial powers of attorney.

Description

Among other things, this four-page, laminated, plain-language guide discusses:

• Advance health care directives.
• Powers of attorney for health care requirements.
• Selecting agents.
• Agent duties and authority.
• Communicating with agents.
• Tips for being an effective agent.

Guide reflects law in effect in California on January 1, 2008.