The Health Care Proxy Law: A Guidebook for Health Care Professionals
Contents
- Introduction
- Understanding the Basics
- Benefits Of Appointing A Health Care Agent
- Benefits For Health Care Professionals
- Health Care Proxy: Questions & Answers
- Creating a Health Care Proxy
- Informing Patients and Families About the Proxy Law
- Completing a Health Care Proxy Form
- Essential Elements of a Health Care Proxy
- Optional Elements of a Health Care Proxy
- Choosing a Health Care Agent
- Expiration and Revocation
- Filing a Health Care Proxy in the Medical Record
- Determining Incapacity
- Decision-Making by Agents
- Responding to the Agent's Decisions
- Challenging the Agent's Decisions
- Creating Proxies in Nursing Homes
- Creating Proxies in Mental Health Facilities
- Appendix A: Sample Health Care Proxy Form
