Living Wills / Healthcare Powers Flashcards
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Advanced Directive
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Known as liviing will specifies patient’s preferences for treatment or non-treatment should become incapacitated
2
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Durable Health-Care Power of Attorney
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Gives a designated agent the power to make healthcare decisions for principal in event of inicapacity.
3
Q
Health Power Liability
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Typically insulates an individual acting as agent from civil/criminal liability for healthcare decisions made in good faith
4
Q
Family Consent Laws
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An adult may designate any individual to act as surrogate by personally informing the supervising health care provider.
