Alternatives to Guardianship of the Person
Health Care Proxy
A legal document that allows a person with capacity to appoint an “agent” to make health care decisions, should that person’s doctors determine they are not capable of understanding the nature and consequences of the health care decisions they are being asked to make at some point in the future.
Living Will
Can provide the agent appointed by an individual with the clarity they need to fulfill their charge and to be protected while they do so. The living will serves as a declaration of the individual’s wishes as to health and end of life care. It can list procedures the individual does or does not want and is generally considered acceptable evidence of the individual’s wishes.
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