With a health care proxy, he noted, you are appointing an agent, or what is also referred to as an attorney-in-fact, to make decisions regarding medical treatment in the event you, the principal ...

This might involve choosing from a range of treatment options and identifying where a person will receive care. However, the responsibilities of a healthcare proxy can vary by state.

HEALTH CARE PROXY FORM- appoints someone you trust to make medical decisions for you if you are unable to make them yourself. “The person who you choose is someone you know can make those hard ...

Other advice for picking a health proxy Fill out an advanced health care directive in advance. The forms are available online. Make copies and make sure your family knows where to find them.

Q: I was my mom’s health-care proxy. When it was time to make decisions about her end-of-life treatment, I had little guidance. We never really spoke about her desires.

By Patricia Bomba The Covid-19 pandemic is shedding new light on the often-abstract concept of advance care planning, where individuals document what matters most to them, and then select the ...

Like a living will or a do-not-resuscitate order, a health POA is a type of advance directive and one of several forms addressing different medical decisions, including end-of-life care.

April was Advance Care Planning Month. Massachusetts Department of Public Health appealed to clinicians to ask all adults, regardless of age if they have a health care proxy. If they don’t have ...