What Does Medical Power Of Attorney Mean?
A medical power of attorney document gives you the right to designate a person or organization to act on your behalf for medical services, in the event that you are found incompetent and can no longer participate in your health care decisions. This is when you can not act on your behalf. The agent will have the ability to make all health care related decisions for you. This can occur when you are unconscious, mentally incompetent or for any other reason that you can not make these decisions for yourself. For example, you are conscious but found to have Alzheimer disease or other mental health issues that render you unable to make reasonable choices. Within this document there may also be wording that expresses your wishes to receive life-sustaining procedures or wording that is similar to living will wording. This clause is a good idea in the event that you are in a coma or terminally ill. This ensures that the agent follows your wishes and can make the appropriate decisions f...