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You are Here: Home Page > The Health Care Proxy Law: A Guidebook for Health Care Professionals > Benefits For Health Care Professionals  

Benefits For Health Care Professionals

The health care proxy meets the needs of health care professionals by:

• clarifying who should decide for an incapable patient;
• providing legal guidance and protection for health care providers; and
• providing a vehicle for professionals and patients to plan for the patient's future incapacity.