“Bare Bones” Health Care Power of Attorney Is Valid in All but Five States The Commission on Law and Aging has released a booklet offering a simple durable power of attorney for health care, designed...
Informed consent is the process in which a health care provider educates a patient about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a given procedure or intervention. The patient must be competent to make a voluntary...
APRA offers these free medical forms for patients including: Medical History Checklist, Pocket Travel Medical Info, Family Medical History, Medical History Chart and Medical History with Medications List for patients to download. Medical History Checklist...
Most of us want to make our own decisions about our bodies and medical care. But sometimes that’s not possible. That’s where a health care agent comes in. This is a person you allow to...
Name the best person to direct your medical care if you are unable to do so yourself. When you make a durable power of attorney for health care, the most important decision you will face...
Living wills and other advance directives are written, legal instructions regarding your preferences for medical care if you are unable to make decisions for yourself. Advance directives guide choices for doctors and caregivers if you’re...
Use these legal forms to 1) protect your health information, and 2) to authorize a surrogate to make decisions regarding your health care in case you are unable to make decisions for yourself for any...
Setting up powers of attorney. Meeting with an attorney to create powers of attorney is recommended, particularly in the case of power governing property. However, there are power of attorney for health care forms you...