This document provides instructions for completing an Arizona Health Care Directive. It begins with appointing an agent to make health care decisions if the individual becomes unable to do so. It then allows the individual to provide guidance on their end-of-life wishes through a living will. The document also covers options for organ donation and autopsy. Instructions are provided throughout to guide the individual in making their wishes clear and executing the document properly.
Kansas Legal Services is a statewide organization that provides legal representation to impoverished individuals. It focuses on vulnerable groups like the abused, neglected, elderly, disabled, and children. Areas of practice include domestic and family law, landlord-tenant issues, consumer protection, elder law, juvenile law, education law, and disability law. The organization can be contacted for legal assistance.
This document discusses the importance of advance directives in Oregon. It explains that an advance directive allows one to appoint a healthcare representative to make medical decisions if one becomes incapacitated, and to specify acceptance or refusal of life-sustaining treatment. The document outlines the legal requirements for a valid advance directive in Oregon, including using witnesses that meet certain criteria. It stresses getting an experienced estate planning attorney to properly draft an advance directive, to ensure one's wishes will be honored.
The document discusses the differences between three types of advance healthcare directives: a durable power of attorney for healthcare, a living will declaration, and a do not resuscitate directive/order. A durable power of attorney appoints an agent to make healthcare decisions if the person becomes incapacitated. A living will allows a terminally ill patient to decline life-sustaining treatment. A do not resuscitate directive instructs medical professionals not to perform CPR if the person's heart or breathing stops. Each type of directive serves a distinct purpose and has different legal requirements regarding completion and implementation.
An advance directive allows a person to document their wishes for medical care and appoint a healthcare agent if they become unable to make decisions. They can take the form of a living will to specify treatment preferences or a medical power of attorney to appoint a surrogate. Anyone over 18 can create an advance directive, which provides clarity for loved ones and ensures one's preferences are followed even in an emergency. States have different requirements, so it's important to understand applicable laws. Advance directives can be changed at any time if capable, and reviewing them periodically is recommended.
Kansas Legal Services is a statewide legal services organization that helps the impoverished with legal issues. It provides quality legal representation in many areas, including domestic and family law, landlord/tenant issues, consumer protection, elder law, juvenile law, education law, and disability law. The organization focuses on serving vulnerable groups like the abused, neglected, elderly, disabled, and children.
A Gift to Your Family is designed to help you get started with future health care planning. It includes Wisconsin state forms to help you put your decisions in writing after you have discussed them with your family. We encourage you to execute a Power of Attorney for Health Care or a Declaration to Physicians (Living Will) before a
medical crisis occurs, and invite you to consider organ and tissue donation as you contemplate these important issues.
This notice describes the privacy practices of Oakwood Lakes Podiatry Group regarding protected patient health information. It explains that patient information will only be used or disclosed for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. It provides patients with rights regarding their health information, such as requesting restrictions on uses/disclosures, inspecting and copying records, and complaining about privacy violations. The notice takes effect on April 14, 2003.
Kansas Legal Services is a statewide organization that provides legal representation to impoverished individuals. It focuses on vulnerable groups like the abused, neglected, elderly, disabled, and children. Areas of practice include domestic and family law, landlord-tenant issues, consumer protection, elder law, juvenile law, education law, and disability law. The organization can be contacted for legal assistance.
This document discusses the importance of advance directives in Oregon. It explains that an advance directive allows one to appoint a healthcare representative to make medical decisions if one becomes incapacitated, and to specify acceptance or refusal of life-sustaining treatment. The document outlines the legal requirements for a valid advance directive in Oregon, including using witnesses that meet certain criteria. It stresses getting an experienced estate planning attorney to properly draft an advance directive, to ensure one's wishes will be honored.
The document discusses the differences between three types of advance healthcare directives: a durable power of attorney for healthcare, a living will declaration, and a do not resuscitate directive/order. A durable power of attorney appoints an agent to make healthcare decisions if the person becomes incapacitated. A living will allows a terminally ill patient to decline life-sustaining treatment. A do not resuscitate directive instructs medical professionals not to perform CPR if the person's heart or breathing stops. Each type of directive serves a distinct purpose and has different legal requirements regarding completion and implementation.
An advance directive allows a person to document their wishes for medical care and appoint a healthcare agent if they become unable to make decisions. They can take the form of a living will to specify treatment preferences or a medical power of attorney to appoint a surrogate. Anyone over 18 can create an advance directive, which provides clarity for loved ones and ensures one's preferences are followed even in an emergency. States have different requirements, so it's important to understand applicable laws. Advance directives can be changed at any time if capable, and reviewing them periodically is recommended.
Kansas Legal Services is a statewide legal services organization that helps the impoverished with legal issues. It provides quality legal representation in many areas, including domestic and family law, landlord/tenant issues, consumer protection, elder law, juvenile law, education law, and disability law. The organization focuses on serving vulnerable groups like the abused, neglected, elderly, disabled, and children.
A Gift to Your Family is designed to help you get started with future health care planning. It includes Wisconsin state forms to help you put your decisions in writing after you have discussed them with your family. We encourage you to execute a Power of Attorney for Health Care or a Declaration to Physicians (Living Will) before a
medical crisis occurs, and invite you to consider organ and tissue donation as you contemplate these important issues.
This notice describes the privacy practices of Oakwood Lakes Podiatry Group regarding protected patient health information. It explains that patient information will only be used or disclosed for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. It provides patients with rights regarding their health information, such as requesting restrictions on uses/disclosures, inspecting and copying records, and complaining about privacy violations. The notice takes effect on April 14, 2003.
Fulton county dss aids policy and hiv confidentialityKatherineWeber
This document outlines New York State's confidentiality law regarding HIV/AIDS (Article 27-F) and Fulton County Department of Social Services' policy for handling cases involving clients with HIV/AIDS. Key points include: Article 27-F protects confidentiality of HIV/AIDS information and requires consent forms for disclosure; the county policy prohibits discrimination and allows only authorized staff to access confidential HIV/AIDS records on a need-to-know basis; and specific procedures are in place for release of information, documentation, referrals, and ensuring clients receive necessary benefits and services.
This notice of privacy practices from Acupuncture by Troy Sammons summarizes how patient health information is used, disclosed, and protected. It outlines patients' rights to access and amend their records and request confidential communications. The notice also provides examples of how information may be shared with family, for treatment, payment activities, research, or as required by law. Patients can complain about privacy violations and the clinic must safeguard health data.
With approximately half of Canadians having no will, it never hurts to focus on the basic documents everyone needs to put in place. Once you have a basic plan to protect yourself and your family in the event of incapacity or death, you have a foundation upon which to build more sophisticated planning, if required.
This course provides training and CEUs for addicitons counselors and LPCs working in Addictions, Mental Health and Co-Occurring Disorders will help counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, alcohol and drug counselors and addictions professionals get continuing education and certification training to aid them in providing services guided by best practices. AllCEUs is approved by the california Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC), NAADAC, the Association for Addictions Professionals, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Board of Georgia (ADACB-GA), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and most states.
This document summarizes key issues around immigrant access to health care under the Trump administration. It notes that immigrants are generally younger and healthier but less likely to have insurance or access primary care. Several laws, including PRWORA and the ACA, restrict immigrant access to federal health benefits. Repeal efforts threatened coverage for those eligible. Community health centers face funding cuts despite serving many immigrant patients. Draft executive orders aimed to expand "public charge" determinations and reimbursement requirements in ways that could deter immigrant health care use. Surveys found immigrants reluctant to seek care due to fears of deportation. The case of a detained child in need of surgery highlighted tensions between immigration enforcement and medical privacy. Conditions in detention facilities are a concern.
As citizens of a culture that worships youth, most of us find it nearly impossible to admit our own mortality, much less make plans for that eventuality. Denial, however, offers no protection from the inevitable.
This document provides training on privacy and security as required by HIPAA regulations. It covers several topics:
1. It outlines different types of privacy and security training provided, including for direct service staff, supervisors, executives, and volunteers.
2. The course objectives are to educate on the requirements of HIPAA and state privacy laws, how these affect jobs and responsibilities, what information must be protected, how to protect information, and how to report breaches.
3. Key aspects of privacy and security covered include protected health information, access and use of patient data, disposal of documents, computer security practices, and reporting breaches. The document provides scenarios to demonstrate proper privacy and security procedures.
The document provides information about the Family Planning Benefit Program (FPBP), a New York State health insurance program that provides confidential sexual and reproductive health services to those who meet eligibility requirements. It summarizes the benefits covered by FPBP, eligibility criteria, how to apply, participating providers and locations. It also briefly discusses other public and private health insurance options for those who do not qualify for FPBP or Medicaid, including Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus. The document aims to inform readers about different medical insurance options available in New York State.
This document discusses medical consent and provides examples of consent forms. It outlines key items that should be checked in medical consent disputes, including the type of consent, who provided consent, and whether the consent form was properly filled out and witnessed. The document then provides a model for the contents of a consent form, which should include patient details, diagnosis and treatment plans, risks and benefits, costs, and contingencies. Finally, it provides a sample medical non-surgical consent form addressing treatment plans, costs, responsibilities, and contingencies.
Mr. Ponder provided helpful advice to a woman who attended one of his disability seminars. She had been caring for her 11-year-old grandson since birth, but was told he could not receive survivor benefits from her late husband's Social Security. Mr. Ponder informed her that grandchildren can receive benefits even if adopted after the wage earner's death. Following his advice, she was able to obtain benefits for her grandson and herself. She thanks Mr. Ponder and his organization for their assistance.
In a second testimonial, a woman says Mr. Ponder advised applicants at an Oak Clinic session to file disability claims in person rather than online or by phone. After filing online herself, she called her
- Joseph Prezioso contacted Fenwick law firm seeking pro bono legal representation in his case regarding being denied medical care through the California Genetically Handicapped Persons Program (GHPP).
- Prezioso has been denied care for a long time and his health is deteriorating. He submitted his GHPP application in 2010 and has filed various complaints and requests with state and federal agencies but has not received a fair hearing or the care he needs.
- Prezioso is asking Fenwick to take on his case, as they previously helped a prisoner denied medical care, in order to ensure he receives due process and the medical treatment he requires.
This document is a notice of privacy practices from Rafia Dental. It summarizes how the dental practice may use and disclose patient health information, as well as patients' rights regarding their health information. The notice explains that Rafia Dental will use patient health information to provide treatment, obtain payment, and conduct healthcare operations like quality improvement. It also describes circumstances under which the practice is permitted or required by law to disclose patient health information without authorization.
The document summarizes research on underinsurance in Kansas. It defines underinsurance and describes methods used, including surveys and interviews. Key findings include:
- Many underinsured individuals did not realize their coverage was inadequate until facing medical bills. While some considered their plans good, the reality was different.
- Underinsurance disproportionately affected those with high health needs or low incomes. Monthly out-of-pocket costs ranged from $420-1,500 on average.
- Consequences of underinsurance included financial strain, medical debt, bankruptcy, deferred or forgone care, and difficulties paying for basic needs.
The Statute of Limitations for Medical Negligence Cases in MichiganCullen McKinney
Cullen McKinney is a health law attorney in Detroit, Michigan who defends medical malpractice suits. The statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases in Michigan is two years from the date of injury, or six months from when the injury was discovered if it took longer to manifest, but no longer than six years total. Exceptions are made if the injury relates to reproductive health or involved fraud. Otherwise, if a suit is filed outside these time frames, the defense can have the case dismissed.
An incapacity plan is an important part of estate planning that addresses what happens if someone becomes incapacitated and unable to make decisions. It typically includes documents like a power of attorney, medical power of attorney, and living will to grant others authority over finances and medical care. Incapacity can happen at any age due to accidents or illness, not just in old age, so it is important to have an incapacity plan in place. Without a plan, family disputes may arise over who has authority if incapacity occurs. Estate planning tools like trusts, joint ownership, and advanced directives can help structure authority and decision making for incapacity situations.
The last thing most of us ever want to think about is our own death. But the fact is it comes to us
all, and sometimes sooner than expected.
Everyone dies with a to-do list, but if making your end of life plans is on that list, it can cause
chaos for your loved ones. However, this chaos can be avoided easily if you face facts and deal
with your end of life considerations now, in a practical way, rather than then in an emotional and
crisis-driven way.
There are several basic aspects to planning for your death that include what your wishes are in
relation to your health care, memorial arrangements and what is to be done with your body. The
other major considerations are to do with family finances. Who will be in charge of your estate -
that is, what you leave behind of value? How will your family be looked after once you are
gone? How can your estate be protected from excessive taxation?
Let’s start with planning ahead in terms of making your wishes known.
Penn State Hershey and Mercy Health System are compared in this case study. Penn State Hershey is a public non-profit health system focused on improving health, education, and research. Mercy Health System is a Catholic non-profit focused on serving the poor, with spiritual care and values based on faith in God. Key differences include mission/values, services provided, and policies around issues like abortion based on their public vs. faith-based nature. Both were impacted by the Affordable Care Act through changes to insurance and research.
The document provides information about New York State's Health Care Proxy Law, which allows a person to appoint a health care agent to make medical decisions on their behalf if they become unable to do so. It explains that the agent can be a family member or friend and has the authority to decide on treatments based on the patient's wishes. The document also answers frequently asked questions about the health care proxy, such as who can serve as an agent, when the agent's authority takes effect, what decisions they can make, and how the patient's wishes should be communicated to the agent.
FIVE
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M Y W I S H F O R :
The Person I Want to Make Care Decisions for Me When I Can’t
The Kind of Medical Treatment I Want or Don’t Want
How Comfortable I Want to Be
How I Want People to Treat Me
What I Want My Loved Ones to Know
print your name
birthdate
2
T here are many things in life that are out of our hands. This Five Wishes document gives you a way to control something very
important—how you are treated if you get seriously ill. It is an easy-to-
complete form that lets you say exactly what you want. Once it is filled out
and properly signed it is valid under the laws of most states.
Five Wishes
Five Wishes is the first living will that talks
about your personal, emotional and spiritual
needs as well as your medical wishes. It lets
you choose the person you want to make
health care decisions for you if you are not
able to make them for yourself. Five Wishes
lets you say exactly how you wish to be
treated if you get seriously ill. It was
written with the help of The American Bar
Association’s Commission on Law and Aging,
and the nation’s leading experts in end-of-life
care. It’s also easy to use. All you have to do is
check a box, circle a direction, or write a few
sentences.
What Is Five Wishes?
• It lets you talk with your family,
friends and doctor about how you
want to be treated if you become
seriously ill.
• Your family members will not have to
guess what you want. It protects them
if you become seriously ill, because
they won’t have to make hard choices
without knowing your wishes.
• You can know what your mom, dad,
spouse, or friend wants. You can be
there for them when they need you
most. You will understand what they
really want.
How Five Wishes Can Help You And Your Family
How Five Wishes Began
For 12 years, Jim Towey worked closely with
Mother Teresa, and, for one year, he lived in a
hospice she ran in Washington, DC. Inspired by
this first-hand experience, Mr. Towey sought a
way for patients and their families to plan ahead
and to cope with serious illness. The result is
Five Wishes and the response to it has been
overwhelming. It has been featured on CNN
and NBC’s Today Show and in the pages of
Time and Money magazines. Newspapers have
called Five Wishes the first “living will with a
heart and soul.” Today, Five Wishes is available
in 23 languages
3
If you live in the District of Columbia or one of the 42 states listed below, you can use
Five Wishes and have the peace of mind to know that it substantially meets your state’s
requirements under the law:
You may already have a living will or a durable power of attorney for health care. If you
want to use Five Wishes instead, all you need to do is fill out and sign a new Five Wishes
as directed. As soon as you sign it, it takes away any advance directive you had before. To
make sure the right form is used, please do the following:
Five Wishes is for any.
Fulton county dss aids policy and hiv confidentialityKatherineWeber
This document outlines New York State's confidentiality law regarding HIV/AIDS (Article 27-F) and Fulton County Department of Social Services' policy for handling cases involving clients with HIV/AIDS. Key points include: Article 27-F protects confidentiality of HIV/AIDS information and requires consent forms for disclosure; the county policy prohibits discrimination and allows only authorized staff to access confidential HIV/AIDS records on a need-to-know basis; and specific procedures are in place for release of information, documentation, referrals, and ensuring clients receive necessary benefits and services.
This notice of privacy practices from Acupuncture by Troy Sammons summarizes how patient health information is used, disclosed, and protected. It outlines patients' rights to access and amend their records and request confidential communications. The notice also provides examples of how information may be shared with family, for treatment, payment activities, research, or as required by law. Patients can complain about privacy violations and the clinic must safeguard health data.
With approximately half of Canadians having no will, it never hurts to focus on the basic documents everyone needs to put in place. Once you have a basic plan to protect yourself and your family in the event of incapacity or death, you have a foundation upon which to build more sophisticated planning, if required.
This course provides training and CEUs for addicitons counselors and LPCs working in Addictions, Mental Health and Co-Occurring Disorders will help counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, alcohol and drug counselors and addictions professionals get continuing education and certification training to aid them in providing services guided by best practices. AllCEUs is approved by the california Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC), NAADAC, the Association for Addictions Professionals, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Board of Georgia (ADACB-GA), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and most states.
This document summarizes key issues around immigrant access to health care under the Trump administration. It notes that immigrants are generally younger and healthier but less likely to have insurance or access primary care. Several laws, including PRWORA and the ACA, restrict immigrant access to federal health benefits. Repeal efforts threatened coverage for those eligible. Community health centers face funding cuts despite serving many immigrant patients. Draft executive orders aimed to expand "public charge" determinations and reimbursement requirements in ways that could deter immigrant health care use. Surveys found immigrants reluctant to seek care due to fears of deportation. The case of a detained child in need of surgery highlighted tensions between immigration enforcement and medical privacy. Conditions in detention facilities are a concern.
As citizens of a culture that worships youth, most of us find it nearly impossible to admit our own mortality, much less make plans for that eventuality. Denial, however, offers no protection from the inevitable.
This document provides training on privacy and security as required by HIPAA regulations. It covers several topics:
1. It outlines different types of privacy and security training provided, including for direct service staff, supervisors, executives, and volunteers.
2. The course objectives are to educate on the requirements of HIPAA and state privacy laws, how these affect jobs and responsibilities, what information must be protected, how to protect information, and how to report breaches.
3. Key aspects of privacy and security covered include protected health information, access and use of patient data, disposal of documents, computer security practices, and reporting breaches. The document provides scenarios to demonstrate proper privacy and security procedures.
The document provides information about the Family Planning Benefit Program (FPBP), a New York State health insurance program that provides confidential sexual and reproductive health services to those who meet eligibility requirements. It summarizes the benefits covered by FPBP, eligibility criteria, how to apply, participating providers and locations. It also briefly discusses other public and private health insurance options for those who do not qualify for FPBP or Medicaid, including Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus. The document aims to inform readers about different medical insurance options available in New York State.
This document discusses medical consent and provides examples of consent forms. It outlines key items that should be checked in medical consent disputes, including the type of consent, who provided consent, and whether the consent form was properly filled out and witnessed. The document then provides a model for the contents of a consent form, which should include patient details, diagnosis and treatment plans, risks and benefits, costs, and contingencies. Finally, it provides a sample medical non-surgical consent form addressing treatment plans, costs, responsibilities, and contingencies.
Mr. Ponder provided helpful advice to a woman who attended one of his disability seminars. She had been caring for her 11-year-old grandson since birth, but was told he could not receive survivor benefits from her late husband's Social Security. Mr. Ponder informed her that grandchildren can receive benefits even if adopted after the wage earner's death. Following his advice, she was able to obtain benefits for her grandson and herself. She thanks Mr. Ponder and his organization for their assistance.
In a second testimonial, a woman says Mr. Ponder advised applicants at an Oak Clinic session to file disability claims in person rather than online or by phone. After filing online herself, she called her
- Joseph Prezioso contacted Fenwick law firm seeking pro bono legal representation in his case regarding being denied medical care through the California Genetically Handicapped Persons Program (GHPP).
- Prezioso has been denied care for a long time and his health is deteriorating. He submitted his GHPP application in 2010 and has filed various complaints and requests with state and federal agencies but has not received a fair hearing or the care he needs.
- Prezioso is asking Fenwick to take on his case, as they previously helped a prisoner denied medical care, in order to ensure he receives due process and the medical treatment he requires.
This document is a notice of privacy practices from Rafia Dental. It summarizes how the dental practice may use and disclose patient health information, as well as patients' rights regarding their health information. The notice explains that Rafia Dental will use patient health information to provide treatment, obtain payment, and conduct healthcare operations like quality improvement. It also describes circumstances under which the practice is permitted or required by law to disclose patient health information without authorization.
The document summarizes research on underinsurance in Kansas. It defines underinsurance and describes methods used, including surveys and interviews. Key findings include:
- Many underinsured individuals did not realize their coverage was inadequate until facing medical bills. While some considered their plans good, the reality was different.
- Underinsurance disproportionately affected those with high health needs or low incomes. Monthly out-of-pocket costs ranged from $420-1,500 on average.
- Consequences of underinsurance included financial strain, medical debt, bankruptcy, deferred or forgone care, and difficulties paying for basic needs.
The Statute of Limitations for Medical Negligence Cases in MichiganCullen McKinney
Cullen McKinney is a health law attorney in Detroit, Michigan who defends medical malpractice suits. The statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases in Michigan is two years from the date of injury, or six months from when the injury was discovered if it took longer to manifest, but no longer than six years total. Exceptions are made if the injury relates to reproductive health or involved fraud. Otherwise, if a suit is filed outside these time frames, the defense can have the case dismissed.
An incapacity plan is an important part of estate planning that addresses what happens if someone becomes incapacitated and unable to make decisions. It typically includes documents like a power of attorney, medical power of attorney, and living will to grant others authority over finances and medical care. Incapacity can happen at any age due to accidents or illness, not just in old age, so it is important to have an incapacity plan in place. Without a plan, family disputes may arise over who has authority if incapacity occurs. Estate planning tools like trusts, joint ownership, and advanced directives can help structure authority and decision making for incapacity situations.
The last thing most of us ever want to think about is our own death. But the fact is it comes to us
all, and sometimes sooner than expected.
Everyone dies with a to-do list, but if making your end of life plans is on that list, it can cause
chaos for your loved ones. However, this chaos can be avoided easily if you face facts and deal
with your end of life considerations now, in a practical way, rather than then in an emotional and
crisis-driven way.
There are several basic aspects to planning for your death that include what your wishes are in
relation to your health care, memorial arrangements and what is to be done with your body. The
other major considerations are to do with family finances. Who will be in charge of your estate -
that is, what you leave behind of value? How will your family be looked after once you are
gone? How can your estate be protected from excessive taxation?
Let’s start with planning ahead in terms of making your wishes known.
Penn State Hershey and Mercy Health System are compared in this case study. Penn State Hershey is a public non-profit health system focused on improving health, education, and research. Mercy Health System is a Catholic non-profit focused on serving the poor, with spiritual care and values based on faith in God. Key differences include mission/values, services provided, and policies around issues like abortion based on their public vs. faith-based nature. Both were impacted by the Affordable Care Act through changes to insurance and research.
The document provides information about New York State's Health Care Proxy Law, which allows a person to appoint a health care agent to make medical decisions on their behalf if they become unable to do so. It explains that the agent can be a family member or friend and has the authority to decide on treatments based on the patient's wishes. The document also answers frequently asked questions about the health care proxy, such as who can serve as an agent, when the agent's authority takes effect, what decisions they can make, and how the patient's wishes should be communicated to the agent.
FIVE
WISHES
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1
2
3
4
5
M Y W I S H F O R :
The Person I Want to Make Care Decisions for Me When I Can’t
The Kind of Medical Treatment I Want or Don’t Want
How Comfortable I Want to Be
How I Want People to Treat Me
What I Want My Loved Ones to Know
print your name
birthdate
2
T here are many things in life that are out of our hands. This Five Wishes document gives you a way to control something very
important—how you are treated if you get seriously ill. It is an easy-to-
complete form that lets you say exactly what you want. Once it is filled out
and properly signed it is valid under the laws of most states.
Five Wishes
Five Wishes is the first living will that talks
about your personal, emotional and spiritual
needs as well as your medical wishes. It lets
you choose the person you want to make
health care decisions for you if you are not
able to make them for yourself. Five Wishes
lets you say exactly how you wish to be
treated if you get seriously ill. It was
written with the help of The American Bar
Association’s Commission on Law and Aging,
and the nation’s leading experts in end-of-life
care. It’s also easy to use. All you have to do is
check a box, circle a direction, or write a few
sentences.
What Is Five Wishes?
• It lets you talk with your family,
friends and doctor about how you
want to be treated if you become
seriously ill.
• Your family members will not have to
guess what you want. It protects them
if you become seriously ill, because
they won’t have to make hard choices
without knowing your wishes.
• You can know what your mom, dad,
spouse, or friend wants. You can be
there for them when they need you
most. You will understand what they
really want.
How Five Wishes Can Help You And Your Family
How Five Wishes Began
For 12 years, Jim Towey worked closely with
Mother Teresa, and, for one year, he lived in a
hospice she ran in Washington, DC. Inspired by
this first-hand experience, Mr. Towey sought a
way for patients and their families to plan ahead
and to cope with serious illness. The result is
Five Wishes and the response to it has been
overwhelming. It has been featured on CNN
and NBC’s Today Show and in the pages of
Time and Money magazines. Newspapers have
called Five Wishes the first “living will with a
heart and soul.” Today, Five Wishes is available
in 23 languages
3
If you live in the District of Columbia or one of the 42 states listed below, you can use
Five Wishes and have the peace of mind to know that it substantially meets your state’s
requirements under the law:
You may already have a living will or a durable power of attorney for health care. If you
want to use Five Wishes instead, all you need to do is fill out and sign a new Five Wishes
as directed. As soon as you sign it, it takes away any advance directive you had before. To
make sure the right form is used, please do the following:
Five Wishes is for any.
This document introduces Five Wishes, a living will form that allows a person to specify their medical treatment preferences and appoint a healthcare agent if they become unable to make decisions. It describes the key features of Five Wishes, including specifying a healthcare agent, communicating treatment wishes, and ensuring wishes are followed. It also provides information on who should use Five Wishes, how it works in different states, and how to change from a previous living will or healthcare directive to using Five Wishes instead.
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4
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M Y W I S H F O R :
The Person I Want to Make Care Decisions for Me When I Can’t
The Kind of Medical Treatment I Want or Don’t Want
How Comfortable I Want to Be
How I Want People to Treat Me
What I Want My Loved Ones to Know
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birthdate
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T here are many things in life that are out of our hands. This Five Wishes document gives you a way to control something very
important—how you are treated if you get seriously ill. It is an easy-to-
complete form that lets you say exactly what you want. Once it is filled out
and properly signed it is valid under the laws of most states.
Five Wishes
Five Wishes is the first living will that talks
about your personal, emotional and spiritual
needs as well as your medical wishes. It lets
you choose the person you want to make
health care decisions for you if you are not
able to make them for yourself. Five Wishes
lets you say exactly how you wish to be
treated if you get seriously ill. It was
written with the help of The American Bar
Association’s Commission on Law and Aging,
and the nation’s leading experts in end-of-life
care. It’s also easy to use. All you have to do is
check a box, circle a direction, or write a few
sentences.
What Is Five Wishes?
• It lets you talk with your family,
friends and doctor about how you
want to be treated if you become
seriously ill.
• Your family members will not have to
guess what you want. It protects them
if you become seriously ill, because
they won’t have to make hard choices
without knowing your wishes.
• You can know what your mom, dad,
spouse, or friend wants. You can be
there for them when they need you
most. You will understand what they
really want.
How Five Wishes Can Help You And Your Family
How Five Wishes Began
For 12 years, Jim Towey worked closely with
Mother Teresa, and, for one year, he lived in a
hospice she ran in Washington, DC. Inspired by
this first-hand experience, Mr. Towey sought a
way for patients and their families to plan ahead
and to cope with serious illness. The result is
Five Wishes and the response to it has been
overwhelming. It has been featured on CNN
and NBC’s Today Show and in the pages of
Time and Money magazines. Newspapers have
called Five Wishes the first “living will with a
heart and soul.” Today, Five Wishes is available
in 26 languages.
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Five Wishes and have the peace of mind to know that it substantially meets your state’s
requirements under the law:
You may already have a living will or a durable power of attorney for health care. If you
want to use Five Wishes instead, all you need to do is fill out and sign a new Five Wishes
as directed. As soon as you sign it, it takes away any advance directive you had before. To
make sure the right fo ...
An advance directive is a legal document that allows a person to provide instructions about future medical care or appoint someone to make medical decisions if they become unable to do so. It includes documents like living wills, durable power of attorney, and do-not-resuscitate orders. The document only takes effect if a physician determines the person cannot make their own medical decisions. Federal law requires informing patients about their right to complete an advance directive.
This document summarizes an advance medical directive webinar presentation. It discusses the key components of advance medical directives including durable power of attorney, living wills, and organ donation directives. It also summarizes a landmark Virginia Supreme Court case on withdrawing life-prolonging treatment from patients in a persistent vegetative state. The document provides guidance on drafting, executing, and revoking advance medical directives.
Healthcare Power of Attorney Living WillRob Robertson
This document appoints an agent to make health care decisions if the individual becomes unable. It allows the agent broad authority but prohibits consent for mental health services, experimental treatments, or abortion. The individual can revoke the document orally or by appointing a new agent. Witnesses to the signing cannot be involved in the individual's care or inherit from their estate.
An advance directive allows a person to specify their healthcare wishes in the event they become unable to make their own medical decisions. It comes in two forms: a medical power of attorney designates a trusted individual to make healthcare decisions on their behalf, and a living will outlines what medical treatments the person does or does not want at the end of life. The 1st Special Operations Medical Group website provides a worksheet to complete an advance directive, and legal assistance is available to help draft the documents.
A presentation designed to inform health care workers about the components and importance of advance directives, with specific information for Massachusetts residents.
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Assessing Employees’ Understanding of Liability Protections for Physicians and Facility
A case of Three Mountains Regional Hospital
Keri King
Deliverable 2
Physician Liability Protection Question 1
In case no fee is charged, does the responsibility of the malpractice carrier change?
In the event a fee is not charged, the responsibility of the malpractice carrier does not change. The reason is that the practitioner would be deemed to have executed the procedure in question. In the context, the expectation would be that the physician endeavors to meet the highest standards of care. If the responsibility was to change, however, the notion would be that the practitioner is motivated by pay to adhere to practice guidelines, which should not be the case.
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Physician Liability Protection Question 2
Do Good Samaritan laws present an effect of a physician’s protection from legal action?
Good Samaritan laws have an effect of protection of healthcare professionals from legal actions in certain specific circumstances. One such circumstance is during provision of care in emergency circumstances. In legal context, emergency situations may involve the element of confusion and the physician may, therefore, engage in a malpractice against their wish (Bertoli & Grembi, 2018). The laws mentioned previously, however, do not offer protection to physicians in all other circumstances of offering care and physicians should, therefore, exercise caution.
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Physician Liability Protection Question 3
What is the nature of liability incurred by a physician as a result of diagnosing a patient and recommending treatment without usual diagnostic tests?
Diagnosing a patient without a usual test amounts to neglect of the duty of care to decide the treatment to give to a sufferer. The reason is that a range of ailments can feature similar symptoms and would, therefore, be inappropriate for a medic to settle on treatment without confirmed laboratory results. In like manner, the physician in question would also be liable for breaching the duty of care in administration of treatment. The breach of duties would grant a patient the right of action for negligence.
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Physician Liability Protection Question 4
In case treatment will be unavailable owing to the patient being uninsured, what would be the use of diagnostic testing?
Usually, treatment is not available to patients that are not insured. In the context, however, diagnostic tests may still be available to the patients despite the absence of insurance, the rationale being that test results may be applied for treatment of the patient in the facility if payment is availed (Schneider, 2017). In a similar manner, the results may be used in another medical facility where a client could be having a cover. In both cases, prior testing saves a client from potential danger of escalation of their problem without knowledge of the disorder they are suffering from.
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Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. is an elder law attorney with nearly 30 years of experience. He discusses the importance of advance healthcare planning through living wills and healthcare directives. These documents allow individuals to specify their healthcare wishes and appoint an agent to make decisions if they become incapacitated. Without such documents, families may end up in costly and stressful legal battles over medical care. Niemann emphasizes communicating one's values and appointing an agent to ensure wishes are followed.
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DELIVERABLE 7 - HEALTHCARE INTAKE PACKET
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Healthcare Intake Packet
Keri King
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Deliverable 7 - Healthcare Intake Packet
Patient Letter
Health Services Manager,
Three Mountain Regional Hospital.
Dear New Patient,
The Intake Packet is an important document which marks the start of every successful medical procedure. This is a necessary document which will be used to process all doctor’s appointment in Three Mountain Hospital. The Intake Packet has different components which are crucial to upholding professional standards and best practice in healthcare. These components include; i) organizational ethics and values which will be used to guide healthcare practice and behavior of healthcare professionals, ii) a privacy policy which enhances the protection of patient information, and iii) statement of compliance with HIPAA regulations.
Ethics is a crucial component of the Intake Packet which focuses on promoting best practice in healthcare. It also emphasizes on building the relationship between the patient and the physician so as to improve cooperation and their involvement in decision-making during care delivery. The Intake Packet adheres to the HIPAA privacy and confidentiality statement by ensuring patient information can only be used and shared with the consent of the patients. Three Mountains Hospital takes the safety of its patients seriously and will ensure that health information will only be used for medical purposes as stipulated by government laws and policies.
Yours Sincerely,
Health Services Manager
Code of Ethics
The code of ethics tends to outline the mission and values within an organisation, the ways staffs and other employees should approach company problems. The ethical principles that are based on the company’s core values and standards that the organisation is held are:
· From billing for services; employees of Three Mountains Regional Hospital must remain free from offers as well as solicitations so that they can benefit at personal level by performing work where outside parties do benefit.
· Communication; the employees should not at all use social media, marketing platforms or other communications forms to disclose patient’s and hospital’s confidential information.
· Physicians activities; At the Three Mountains, they don’t recommend submitting bill or charge for a given service where the referring physician or immediate member of the family has financial relationship with the health system. Due to complex nature of these laws, legal department approval should be obtained before establishment of financial relationship with the physician is established.
· Privacy: Giving information of the patients inappropriately may subject one to criminal prosecution. The invasion of patients’ privacy should be avoided. If patient’s information is released inappropriately is very harmful.
· Conflict of interest; this exists wh.
The Clinical Social Worker at the MDA Clinic provides counseling services and resource referrals to patients. Counseling services address issues such as adjusting to diagnosis, caregiver burnout, family disruptions, disability applications, loss and grief over disease progression, and stress on relationships. Referral resources include assistance with insurance, basic needs, medical equipment, and estate planning documents like healthcare powers of attorney and living wills to ensure wishes are followed if unable to communicate.
The Clinical Social Worker provides counseling services and resource referrals to patients of the MDA Clinic. Counseling services address issues like grief, caregiver burnout, family disruption, and relationship stress that can arise due to a chronic illness like muscular dystrophy. The social worker also connects patients and caregivers to resources for basic needs assistance, disability and health insurance, and medical equipment. Additionally, the social worker assists with estate planning by explaining and completing advanced directives like healthcare powers of attorney and living wills to ensure patients' healthcare wishes are followed if they are unable to communicate decisions themselves.
Daniel J. Gilbride provides counseling services from his office in Portland, Oregon. He subscribes to a meta-approach, drawing from multiple treatment modalities to address each client's unique needs. Mr. Gilbride holds a master's degree in counseling and is licensed in Oregon. He abides by ethical standards of his licensing board and provides ongoing care that is respectful of each client's whole self and circumstances. Standard fees are $80-90 per hour but financial assistance is available through insurance billing or sliding scale. Treatment plans are developed collaboratively with clients.
This document provides information about advanced directives. It defines an advanced directive as a legal document that specifies a person's wishes for medical treatment if they become unable to make decisions. It discusses the importance of advanced directives for patients, families, and physicians. It also describes different types of advanced directives like living wills, medical powers of attorney, and do not resuscitate orders.
Managed care organizations provide coverage for approved treatments with low out-of-pocket costs for patients and encourage preventative care. Group medical practices share liability. HIPAA regulates privacy of protected health information and medical practice acts protect patients from unqualified providers. Common bioethical issues involve reproductive technologies and end-of-life care. Maintaining professionalism, confidentiality, and obtaining informed consent reduces litigation risks.
A living will is a set of written instructions that informs your healthcare providers and family of the type and extent of medical care you want to receive if you become incapacitated. The first living will was created in 1969 to avoid a slow, painful death. State laws dictate the requirements for a valid living will, such as being signed by the patient in front of two witnesses, one of whom cannot be related to the patient. The author recommends creating a living will to ensure your medical wishes are followed and to relieve loved ones of deciding on care without guidance. While an attorney is not needed, Florida has an approved online form available.
The document provides home fall prevention guidelines from the CDC and Prevention-Metlife Foundation. It recommends removing tripping hazards like rugs, cords, and clutter from floors, stairs, the kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms. It suggests improvements like adding grab bars in bathrooms, railings on both sides of stairs, brighter lighting, and wearing shoes. Regular exercise, having medication reviewed, and annual vision checks are also advised to help prevent falls.
These guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for falls prevention among older community-dwelling people in Queensland. They aim to inform good practice, recognizing that falls have significant health and economic impacts. The guidelines discuss population aging trends, falls epidemiology, risk factors, screening and assessment tools, and effective prevention interventions. Recommendations include addressing modifiable risk factors, targeting multiple factors through multidisciplinary programs, and integrating falls prevention into broader health initiatives for older adults. The goal is to support efforts that can reduce falls and fall-related injuries in Queensland.
Falls are common among older adults and can have serious consequences. This document provides a checklist to help older adults reduce their risk of falling. It suggests ways to make homes safer, such as improving lighting, removing tripping hazards, and using mobility aids. It also addresses lifestyle factors like exercising regularly, having vision and hearing checked, managing medications, and eating a calcium-rich diet to support bone health. Completing the checklist can help identify potential hazards and risks to address.
The document provides a checklist of items to consider to prevent falls in and around the home. It lists safety improvements that can be made in all rooms, on stairs, in the kitchen, bathroom, and outside. Some key items include installing handrails, securing rugs, keeping floors clear, using non-slip surfaces, and ensuring good lighting. Being aware of hazards and taking care when using stairs is also advised. The goal is to make the home as slip-free as possible to prevent falls, which can be dangerous for older adults.
Falls are a serious risk for seniors, with over 33% of those aged 65+ falling each year, and over 50% of 80-year-olds falling annually according to the CDC. The chances of surviving a fall are much greater if help arrives within an hour according to Yale University, and getting quick assistance increases the likelihood that a senior can continue living independently reports the New England Journal of Medicine.
This document provides descriptions of 10 fall prevention programs. The programs aim to improve balance, strength, and mobility and reduce fall risk through physical activity and education. They vary in intensity, components, target audiences, and evidence of effectiveness. Most show improvements in factors like balance, mobility, and strength, with some demonstrating reduced fall rates. The document is intended to help providers select suitable programs given client needs and resource constraints.
This document provides tips for fall prevention including exercising regularly, especially Tai Chi which improves balance and coordination. It also recommends reviewing medications as some can cause dizziness or sleepiness. Having vision checked is important as poor vision increases fall risk. Around the home, keeping floors clutter-free, using nightlights and grab bars, and securing rugs are suggested. Wearing shoes and standing slowly from sitting are additional tips to prevent falls.
This document provides a home fall prevention checklist for older adults. It lists various areas of the home and identifies potential hazards in each area that could cause falls. For each hazard, it provides recommendations on how to fix the problem, such as removing throw rugs, improving lighting, installing grab bars in bathrooms, and exercising regularly to improve strength and balance. The goal is to help older adults find and address hazards in their home to prevent falls and potential injuries.
The document discusses falls and fall prevention for older adults. It notes that falls are a leading cause of injury for those over 65 and outlines several key risk factors for falls, including medical conditions, medications, poor vision or balance, and hazards in the home. The document provides tips for caregivers to help prevent falls, such as ensuring safe footwear, modifying the home as needed, addressing medical issues, and limiting alcohol intake.
Falls are a major cause of injury for both older adults and young children. As people age, factors like weakened bones and muscles, poor vision, and chronic illnesses increase fall risk. Environmental hazards in the home like clutter, poor lighting, and lack of handrails also contribute to falls. The document provides tips to evaluate fall risk and make homes safer, such as improving lighting, removing tripping hazards, and installing grab bars in bathrooms.
Your community-based organization can develop an effective fall prevention program for older adults by addressing multiple risk factors. The program should include exercise classes or individual training, as well as education on falls and risk factors. Partnering with other organizations allows additional risk factors like medication management and home safety to be addressed. Healthcare professionals can deliver different components of the program, such as physicians providing medical assessments or exercise instructors leading classes. Developing clear goals and evaluating the program will help ensure success in reducing falls in the community.
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Falls are a common occurrence for seniors, with over 30% of those over 65 and 50% over 80 falling each year. An automatic fall detection system can help seniors who fall without requiring them to press a button for assistance. The system can be contacted at 928-533-6593.
Response Now Anywhere 911 is a small 1 1/2 inch by 1 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch device that allows users to contact emergency services from anywhere. Response Now offers two products that provide emergency assistance. The brief document advertises and provides basic dimensions for the Response Now Anywhere 911 personal emergency response device.
This document is an e-book by Anthony Cirillo called "The Caregiver Sur-Thrival Guide" that provides advice and lessons for caregivers. The e-book covers topics such as putting aging into perspective, lessons learned from elders on leading a quality life, common misconceptions about aging, how caregivers can make time for their own relationships, the importance of self-care for caregivers, guidance on becoming a caregiver, choosing care options and facilities, paying for care, dealing with legal issues, and resources for caregivers. The overall message is that caregivers can find opportunities within their role and learn from elders on improving their own quality of life through purpose, activity, humor, learning new things,
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Using these Materials
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
1. Check to be sure that you have the materials for each state in which you may
receive health care.
2. These materials include:
• Instructions for preparing your advance directive, please read all the
instructions.
• Your state-specific advance directive forms, which are the pages with the
gray instruction bar on the left side.
ACTION STEPS
1. You may want to photocopy or print a second set of these forms before you start so
you will have a clean copy if you need to start over.
2. When you begin to fill out the forms, refer to the gray instruction bars — they will
guide you through the process.
3. Talk with your family, friends, and physicians about your advance directive. Be sure
the person you appoint to make decisions on your behalf understands your wishes.
4. Once the form is completed and signed, photocopy the form and give it to the
person you have appointed to make decisions on your behalf, your family, friends,
health care providers and/or faith leaders so that the form is available in the event
of an emergency.
5. Arizona maintains an Advance Directive Registry. By filing your advance directive
with the registry, your health care provider and loved ones may be able to find a
copy of your directive in the event you are unable to provide one. You can read
more about the registry, including instructions on how to file your advance directive,
at https://www.azsos.gov/adv_dir/.
6. You may also want to save a copy of your form in an online personal health records
application, program, or service that allows you to share your medical documents
with your physicians, family, and others who you want to take an active role in your
advance care planning.
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Introduction to Your Arizona Health Care Directive
This packet contains the Arizona Advance Health Care Directive, which protects your
right to refuse medical treatment you do not want or to request treatment you do want
in the event you lose the ability to make decisions yourself.
The first part of this document is a Health Care Power of Attorney that permits the
appointment of an adult as Agent. This section lets you name an adult agent to make
decisions about your medical care, including decisions about life-sustaining treatment, if
you can no longer speak for yourself.
The second part of this document is a Living Will. It lets you discuss your wishes about
medical care in the event that you develop a terminal condition or are permanently
unconscious and can no longer make your own medical decisions. Your living will may
control or guide your agent's decisions regarding your health care treatment.
The third part of this document records your wishes regarding an autopsy not required
by law. Under certain circumstances, Arizona law will require an autopsy, regardless of
your wishes.
The fourth part of this document allows you to make a donation of your organs or to
refuse to allow your organs to be used following your death.
The fifth part of this document is a Physician Affidavit. You may wish to ask questions
of your physician regarding your end-of-life decisions. If so, it is a good idea to ask
your physician to complete the affidavit and keep a copy for his or her file.
The sixth part of this document allows you to record your choices regarding your
funeral and burial decisions.
Your Arizona Health Care Directive goes into effect when your doctor determines that
you are no longer able to make or communicate your health care decisions.
This form does not contain a Mental Health Care Power of Attorney. The Arizona
Attorney General’s office provides more information on these documents, including a
form and instructions, at http://www.azag.gov/life_care/index.html. However, if you do
not have a mental health care power of attorney, your general health care power of
attorney may make decisions about mental health treatment on your behalf if you are
found to be incapable of making decisions, except that your agent cannot consent to
your admission at a Level One Behavioral Facility unless expressly authorized to do so.
Note: This document will be legally binding only if the person completing the document
is a competent adult who is at least 18 years of age.
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Instructions for Completing Your Arizona Health Care Directive
How do I make my Arizona Health Care Directive legal?
The law requires that you sign and date your Arizona Health Care Directive in the
presence of at least one (1) adult witness.
You can do this in either of two ways:
1. Sign and date your document in the presence of at least one witness, who must also
sign the document and affirm that (a) he/she was present when you dated and signed
the document, (b) you appeared to be of sound mind and free from duress at the time
you signed the document, and (c) he/she does not fall into any of the categories of
people who cannot be a witness.
Your witness cannot be:
• related to you by blood, marriage, or adoption,
• entitled to any part of your estate, by will or operation of law, at the time the
document is signed,
• appointed as your agent, or
• involved with the provision of your health care at the time the document is
signed.
OR
2. Have your signature witnessed by a notary public who is neither your agent nor a
person involved with the provision of your health care at the time the document is
signed. The notary must also affirm that (a) he/she was present when you dated and
signed the document, (b) you appeared to be of sound mind and free from duress at
the time you signed the document. The notary cannot be appointed as your agent, or
involved with the provision of your health care at the time the document is signed.
Either option is available using this form.
If you are physically unable to sign your Arizona Health Care Directive, your witness or
notary must add and sign a statement that you have indicated to him or her that the
health care directive expresses your wishes and that you wish to adopt the documents.
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Instructions for Completing Your Arizona Health Care Directive (continued)
Can I add personal instructions to my Living Will?
One of the strongest reasons for naming an agent is to have someone who can respond
flexibly as your medical situation changes and deal with situations that you did not
foresee. If you add instructions to this document it may help your agent carry out your
wishes, but be careful that you do not unintentionally restrict your agent’s power to act
in your best interest. In any event, be sure to talk with your agent about your future
medical care and describe what you consider to be an acceptable “quality of life.”
Whom should I appoint as my agent?
Your agent is the person you appoint to make decisions about your medical care if you
become unable to make those decisions yourself. Your agent may be a family member
or a close friend whom you trust to make serious decisions. The person you name as
your agent should clearly understand your wishes and be willing to accept the
responsibility of making medical decisions for you.
You can appoint a second person as your alternate agent. The alternate will step in if
the first person you name as an agent is unable, unwilling, or unavailable to act for you.
What if I change my mind?
If you wish to revoke your Arizona Health Care Directive, you may do so by:
• a written revocation,
• orally notifying your agent or health care provider of your revocation,
• executing a new Health Care Power of Attorney, or
• any other act that demonstrates your intent to revoke your document.
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You Have Filled Out Your Health Care Directive, Now What?
1. Your Arizona Health Care Directive is an important legal document. Keep the
original signed document in a secure but accessible place. Do not put the
original document in a safe deposit box or any other security box that would
keep others from having access to it.
2. Give photocopies of the signed original to your agent and alternate agent,
doctor(s), family, close friends, clergy and anyone else who might become
involved in your health care. If you enter a nursing home or hospital, have
photocopies of your document placed in your medical records.
3. Be sure to talk to your agent(s), doctor(s), clergy, family and friends about your
wishes concerning medical treatment. Discuss your wishes with them often,
particularly if your medical condition changes.
4. Arizona maintains an Advance Directive Registry. By filing your advance directive
with the registry, your health care provider and loved ones may be able to find a
copy of your directive in the event you are unable to provide one. You can read
more about the registry, including instructions on how to file your advance
directive, at https://www.azsos.gov/adv_dir/.
5. You may also want to save a copy of your form in an online personal health
records application, program, or service that allows you to share your medical
documents with your physicians, family, and others who you want to take an
active role in your advance care planning.
6. If you want to make changes to your documents after they have been signed
and witnessed, you must complete a new document.
7. Remember, you can always revoke your Arizona document.
8. Be aware that your Arizona document will not be effective in the event of a
medical emergency. Ambulance and hospital emergency department personnel
are required to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) unless they are
given a separate directive that states otherwise. These directives called
“prehospital medical care directives” or “do not resuscitate orders” are designed
for people whose poor health gives them little chance of benefiting from CPR.
These directives instruct ambulance and hospital emergency personnel not to
attempt CPR if your heart or breathing should stop.
The directives must be in the form required by the Arizona Department of Health
Services, and must be signed by you, your physician, and a witness. A form can
be found online at http://www.azag.gov/life_care/. We suggest you speak to
your physician for more information. Caring Connections does not distribute
these forms.