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health care proxy Etymology: AS, haelth + ME, caru, sorrow; L, procuratio, a deputy a person designated to make health care decisions for a patient who has become incapacitated. health care proxy End-of-life A power of attorney for health-care decision-making in which a person designates another to make medical decisions in the event that he/she becomes too incapacitated to make such decisions. See Advance medical
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Before you begin, you should understand that there are two types of advance directives available to you: 1) a living will containing written directives to health-care providers and 2) a health-care proxy or "power-of-attorney for health-care decision-making", in which you designate a person who will be sympathetic to your desires in medical decision-making to act as your agent if you are incapacitated. |
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