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An advance directive is a legal document that explains how you want medical decisions about you to be made if you cannot make the decisions yourself.
A simple, straightforward document called an advance directive allows you to express your wishes if you become incapacitated and unable to communicate. Advance directives are recognized in every state, and millions of Americans have them as part of their medical records.
Durable power of attorney for health care: a legal document that allows an individual to name a particular personknown as an agent, surrogate or proxyto make health care decisions on his or her behalf should he or she no longer be able to make such decisions; also known as medical power of attorney.
Types of Advance Directives The living will. Durable power of attorney for health care/Medical power of attorney. POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders. Organ and tissue donation.
There are two main elements in an advance directivea living will and a durable power of attorney for health care. There are also other documents that can supplement your advance directive. You can choose which documents to create, depending on how you want decisions to be made.
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There are two common types of advance directives that express your wishes about the health care you desire: Living wills. Durable power of attorney for healthcare.
Tips for Starting the Conversation Even talking about the death of someone you know can help get you started. Talk about your values what makes your life worth living and what you consider quality of life. Approach the conversation wanting to share your wishes before you ask someone else to share their own wishes.
An advance directive is any legal document that lets you outline your healthcare preferences in case youre ever unable to communicate them yourself.Types of advance directives Living will. Medical power of attorney (POA) Advance healthcare directive. Psychiatric advance directives.
A medical or health care power of attorney is a type of advance directive in which you name a person to make decisions for you when you are unable to do so. In some states this directive may also be called a durable power of attorney for health care or a health care proxy.
Written ahead of time, a health care advance directive is a written document that says how you want medical decisions to be made if you lose the ability to make decisions for yourself. A health care advance directive may include a Living Will and a Durable Power of Attorney for health care. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES.

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