Health Care Proxy

    

Health Care Proxy Agreement

Through this agreement, {Name}, hereafter known as the "Patient," hereby assigns to {Proxy}, hereafter known as "Agent," the duty of agent in such case as the patient becomes incapable of executing health care decisions. The Patient agrees that this assignment is voluntary and that important, potentially life-ending decisions may be made by the Agent.

This agreement assigns the Agent to this duty until {date of expiration}. It is conditional on the following considerations: {list cases in which the agent would be invalid}. A secondary proxy, named {Name}, will be used if the Agent is unavailable. This secondary proxy has signed a separate agreement and can be contacted at {address and phone}.

Agent hereby agrees to take on these duties voluntarily, and agrees to make every effort to consider the wishes of the Patient in all decisions made. Certain special conditions override any claims by the Agent, as these are certain and firm wishes of the Patient. These include:

• {Explain health directive explicitly}
• {Explain health directive explicitly}
• {Explain health directive explicitly}
• {Explain health directive explicitly}
• {Explain health directive explicitly}
• {Explain health directive explicitly}

In addition, the Patient would like to make known that organ donation is {permissible/not permissible}, with the following exceptions: {list exceptions}.

This document has been signed by two witnesses in accordance with the law, as well as both the Agent and the Patient. This document will be filed in several locations, and copies will be dispersed to close family members and others who may contest the power of the Agent, to make the wishes of the Patient clear and known.

 

I, ____________________, on this date of _______________, recognize that {Name}, being of sound mind, assigns to {Proxy} the power of health care agent. All participating members are of mind to do so. I am over the age of 18 and legally capable of bearing witness to this agreement.

I, ____________________, on this date of _______________, recognize that {Name}, being of sound mind, assigns to {Proxy} the power of health care agent. All participating members are of mind to do so. I am over the age of 18 and legally capable of bearing witness to this agreement.

 

(Patient)		(Date)
(Agent)		(Date)

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