Fillable Printable Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

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I, __________________________________ of ________________________ Michigan,

(Name) (City)

hereby appoint __________________________________________________________

(Patient Advocate)

residing at

______________________________________________________________________,

(Patient Advocate Address)

as my attorney in fact (herein called patient advocate) with the following power to be exercised

in my name and for my benefit, including, but not limited to, making decisions regarding my

care, custody or medical treatment. This power of attorney has effect only if I become unable to

participate in treatment decisions.

If the first individual is unable, unwilling or unavailable to serve as my patient advocate, then I

designate

___________________________________________________________________, residing at

(Successor Patient Advocate)

__________________________________________________________, to serve as my

patient advocate.

(Successor Patient Address)

With respect to my personal care, my advocate shall have the power to make each and every

judgment necessary for the proper and adequate care and custody of my person, including, but

not limited to:

(If any of the following do not apply, I may cross them out and place my initials next to the item.)

A. To have access to and control over my medical and other personal information.

B. To employ and discharge physicians, nurses, therapists and any other care providers, and

to pay them reasonable compensation.

C. To give an informed consent or an informed refusal on my behalf with respect to any

medical care; diagnostic, surgical or therapeutic procedure; or other treatment of any type or

nature, including life sustaining treatments such as artificial nutrition and hydration.

D. To execute waivers, medical authorizations and such other approval as may be required to

permit or authorize care that I may need or to discontinue care that I am receiving.

E. To make decisions that could or would allow my death (except if I am pregnant).

F. My advocate shall be guided in making such decisions by what I have told my advocate

about personal preferences regarding such care. Some of those preferences may be

recorded below:

(Recording any of your preferences is optional.)

My wishes concerning care are as follows:

____________________________________________________________________________

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It is my intent that my family, the medical facility, and any doctors, nurses and other medical

personnel involved in my care not be liable for implementing the decisions of my patient

advocate or honoring wishes expressed in this designation.

Photostatic copies of this document, after it is signed and witnessed, shall have the same legal

force as the original document.

This document is to be treated as a Durable Power of Attorney and shall survive my disability or

incapacity.

This document is signed in the state of Michigan. It is my intent that the laws of the state of

Michigan govern all questions concerning its validity, the construction of its provisions and its

enforceability. I also intend that it be applied to the fullest extent possible wherever I may be.

I voluntarily sign this Durable Power of Attorney after careful consideration. I understand its

meaning and accept its consequences.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Signature) (Date)

____________________________________________________________________________________

(Contract Number)

Witnesses:

(A witness shall not sign this Durable Power of Attorney unless the person appears to be of

sound mind and under no duress, fraud or undue influence.)

Names and Addresses of Witnesses:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Witness 1 Name) ( Witness 1 Address)

____________________________________________________________________________________

(Witness 1 Signature)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Witness 2 Name) (Witness 2 Address)

____________________________________________________________________________________

(Witness 2 Signature)

(A witness must be a disinterested individual and may not be the person’s spouse, parent, child,

grandchild, sibling, presumptive heir, known devisee at the time of the witnessing, physician,

patient advocate, an employee of a life or health insurance provider for the patient, an employee

of a health facility that is treating the patient, or an employee of a home for the aged.)