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Commonly Asked Questions about Legal Health Forms

What is a legal health record?

The Legal Medical Record is a subset of the Designated Record Set and is the record that will be released for legal proceedings or in response to a request to release patient medical records. The Legal Medical Record can be certified as such in a court of law.

What is a legal document in healthcare?

An LHR is an effective legal document if it does the following: Provides a detailed view of a patients health history and prognosis. Records caregivers observations and measurements. Provides evidence that a certain type of care was necessary and what standards were used to deliver it.

What is the name of a legal document that instructs health care providers?

An Advance Directive comprises at least the appointment of a Healthcare Power of Attorney and a Living Will. Healthcare Power of Attorney is also known as Healthcare Agent, Healthcare Proxy, Healthcare Surrogate, Healthcare Attorney in Fact, or Healthcare Representative.

What is a document that authorizes a person to make healthcare decisions?

You can use an Advance Health Care Directive to say who you want to speak for you and what kind of treatments you want. These documents are called advance because you prepare one before healthcare decisions need to be made.

What is a legal document that provides instructions about your healthcare wishes?

Living wills and other advance directives are written, legal instructions regarding your preferences for medical care if you are unable to make decisions for yourself.

Is a healthcare proxy a legal document?

A health care proxy is a legal document that lets you choose an adult you trust to make medical decisions for you in case you are unable to communicate. The person you choose or appoint is called a health care agent.

What is a legal document that specifies the medical treatments?

A living will is a written document that specifies what medical treatment you would or would not want in the event you are in a terminal condition or a persistent vegetative state. A living will directs health care providers to cease or refrain from certain medical/surgical treatments.