Durable Health Care Power of Attorney
A health care power of attorney is a document in which you (the principal) give another adult (the agent) authority to make health care decisions on your behalf. It must be durable, which means it will not terminate upon your disability or incapacity; this is extremely important because most people only want a power of attorney in the event of incapacity.
There are a wide variety of powers you can give your agent, but generally speaking they will have the same power over your health care decisions as you do. The power of attorney must be written, signed, and notarized to be valid; some states also require 2 witness signatures depending on the powers you have granted the agent.
A health care power of attorney will end if you revoke it, all appointed agents are no longer able to serve, or you die.
Do you still have questions about creating a health care power of attorney or wonder how they operate? Give us a call at 913-706-8491!
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