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POA: Understanding the Need for Essential Documents

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A healthcare POA lets you appoint someone to make health-related decisions for you. The person you choose is often referred to as a healthcare proxy. You also should make copies of the document to share with your agent, attorney, healthcare provider, and any loved ones who may need it.

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An Introduction to Advance Directives

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This person will be allowed to make healthcare decisions for any treatments that you have not included on your advance directive if you are unable to make treatment decisions yourself. This healthcare proxy should be someone you trust to make decisions for you, in the event you are unable to do so.