Talk:Health care proxy
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[edit] Bader_isu
This is my first article. Let me know if there is anything you feel that can/needs to be improved and I'll get working on it.
[edit] living will vs. health care proxy
"An advance directive is a legal document in which you state how you want to be treated if you become very ill and there is no reasonable hope for your recovery. Although laws vary from state to state, there are basically two kinds of advance directives.
1. A living will is a legal document in which you state the kind of health care you want or don't want under certain circumstances.
2. A health care proxy (or durable health care power of attorney) is a legal document in which you name someone close to you to make decisions about your health care if you become incapacitated.
You can have both - a health care proxy naming a person to make the decisions, and a living will to help guide that person in making the decisions.
In order for your advance directive to be useful, it has to be available. After all, your advance directive won't do you any good if no one can find it." [1] -69.87.200.188 22:37, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] variations between states
"One state’s advance directive does not always work in another state. Some states do honor advance directives from another state; others will honor out-of-state advance directives as long as they are similar to the state's own law; and some states do not have an answer to this question. The best solution is if you spend a significant amount of time in more than one state, you should complete the advance directives for all the states you spend a significant amount of time in." [2] -69.87.200.188 22:37, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] NY Health Care Proxy link
The link given at the end of the article no longer works. This page might be close, but as I do not live in New York State, and did not research the original link, I prefer to leave the proper fix to someone else.