Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care with Advance Health Care Provisions - Pennsylvania 2026

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open it in the editor.
  2. Begin by filling in your name and address at the top of the form. This identifies you as the declarant.
  3. In the Declaration section, specify your preferences regarding life-sustaining treatments by checking the appropriate boxes.
  4. Designate a health care agent by entering their name, address, and phone number in the designated area. Ensure this person is trustworthy and understands your wishes.
  5. Review the General Statement of Authority granted to your agent. You may add any specific limitations or desires regarding treatment in the provided sections.
  6. Sign and date the document at the bottom, ensuring that two qualified witnesses also sign it, as required by Pennsylvania law.

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This form is usually called a medical power of attorney. Ask your hospital, state bar association, or office on aging where to find these forms. You must sign the form to make it legal. Some states require you to get the form docHubd.
The main difference between the health care and durable power of attorney is their scope. A health care power of attorney only allows your agent to make medical decisions on your behalf, while a durable power of attorney grants your agent broader powers in financial and personal matters.
What does power of attorney durable mean? A durable POA gives someone else legal authority to act on your behalf, and it continues in force even if you lose your mental capacity. Financial POAs give your agent financial powers that may include managing your assets, paying bills, and buying and selling real estate.
(1) A power of attorney must be signed and dated by the principal, and the signature must be either acknowledged before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments, or attested by two or more competent witnesses who are neither home care providers for the principal nor care providers
No. A properly executed advance directive takes precedence over family members preferences. Although a named medical power may have some authority, they must still honor your treatment or medical instructions outlined in a living will.

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A medical or healthcare power of attorney is a type of advance directive in which you name a person to make healthcare decisions for you when you are unable to do so. In some states this directive also may be called a durable power of attorney for healthcare or a healthcare proxy.
Through advance directives, you can make legally valid decisions about your future medical care. Pennsylvania law recognizes 4 types of advance directives: 1) A Living Will Declaration. 2) A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care. 3) A Mental Health Care Declaration.

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