What is a condition that would require a health care proxy?

Does a health care proxy form need to be notarized in Florida?

Question.

I would like to know if it is required to notarize my friend's health care proxy form, which is a one-page document that we have received from her physician's office stating that she is incapacitated and unable to make decisions about her medical treatment. She is in the process of signing the document. We understand that this document may be given to the doctor and/or the hospital to protect her medical decision-making power, and that her signature on this document is the equivalent of a do not resuscitate order in some states. We are just wondering if the signature on this document needs to be notarized.

Answer. From the Florida Department of Health website: A notarized healthcare proxy is a legal document that establishes a person as having authority to make medical decisions for a specific individual and to change the individual's medical treatment. This type of legal document must be notarized by a notary public. However, the legal name of the individual who has been identified in the document will need to be stated before the notary public in order to legally comply with State law. The document must be accompanied by two supporting documents, both of which must be notarized. A physician's opinion letter, signed by the physician who saw the patient within the past thirty days, and a copy of the patient's last hospital discharge report or death certificate are acceptable supporting documents.

I am researching about this form because I am in the process of signing my mother's healthcare proxy form (she has Alzheimer's disease and is not in a condition to make decisions). The form is short and includes a paragraph to state why the person wants to use the healthcare proxy form and that the document can be given to doctors or hospitals in the event that my mother should become incapacitated.

Answer - 10/4/2019, by Nelly Lopes and posted on www.wetfeet.com

It's a simple issue. The hospital will have to accept the form, even if it's notarized, as long as you attach the supporting documents. It's not a matter of HIPAThis is a question I was faced with, my father died due to an inoperable tumor and he was only 58 years old.

How do I create a healthcare proxy?

What is a healthcare proxy?

In most states, someone with an existing legal disability can create a healthcare proxy and name you as the agent for the patient's healthcare decisions. This healthcare proxy is called an "attesting healthcare power of attorney," or "attesting power of attorney." You are the person who makes decisions on the patient's behalf when the patient is unable to make those decisions. It is not the same thing as an advanced healthcare directive. For more information, see Advanced Healthcare Directive.

What is an attesting healthcare proxy? An attesting healthcare proxy gives you, or the patient, the right to make healthcare decisions on your own behalf when you are unable to make decisions for yourself. A healthcare proxy allows a spouse, relative, or friend to make healthcare decisions for the person you love.

A healthcare proxy doesn't have to be in writing. You can tell someone what you want them to do for you by showing them a picture of your medical records, a doctor's note, or other information that tells them what you want them to do.

A healthcare proxy is a form of living will. A living will is a legal document that tells doctors, family members, and other people who care for you that you don't want certain kinds of medical treatment. With a healthcare proxy, you can tell your loved ones that you want certain kinds of treatment, such as surgery or treatment at a particular hospital.

What you need to do. Find a healthcare proxy attorney. First, you'll need a healthcare proxy attorney to draft a healthcare proxy. A healthcare proxy attorney is a lawyer who drafts these documents. To find a healthcare proxy attorney, see the Find a Healthcare Proxy Attorney section of the Lawyer Directory.

Find out how to prepare a healthcare proxy. You can tell your healthcare proxy attorney what kind of decision you want him or her to make on your behalf. In most states, a healthcare proxy may only make one of three kinds of decisions: If you want someone to make decisions about only your physical health and medical care, you can tell the healthcare proxy that he or she may give consent to the following medical procedures: Surgery to remove your heart or any other organ or part of your body. Giving you anesthesia, so that you can't feel the pain of a medical procedure.

Does a healthcare proxy need to be notarized in New York?

If the patient is incapacitated, who will take the stand at that patient's funeral and be made to swear on the Bible?

Why, the proxy. Or should it be the caregiver? These types of proxies, often called a healthcare proxy, are supposed to be sworn to a power of attorney (POA) over how healthcare decisions will be handled if and when the patient is ever diagnosed with dementia and can no longer manage the affairs and finances of his or her own body.

The proxy for the New York State of mind has no right to take the stand. In the end, all the law requires is that the physician who gives instructions concerning the medical treatment of the patient to one who is not a doctor, or not even the patient's own doctor. This person, if he or she holds power of attorney, may sign documents on the patient's behalf and perform any and all duties of the patient, should such an incapacitated person, the patient, happen to become unable to manage his or her personal affairs.

No one, as far as I know, has ever taken such power of attorney in their own health and that of a family member in New York state court and been sworn in under oath on the Holy Bible. Nor has any legal representative gone that extra mile, by taking a notary public to witness a POThe POA itself is a form, duly executed, but it is required to be signed before it is to be valid. It must, then, be witnessed, ie, be notarized.

A few months ago, my cousin, a retired social worker, signed one such POShe went down to the courthouse to get a copy notarized and to have the document witnessed. Because she was too old to go through the procedure of notarizing the document, the clerk asked that someone else go along, namely, my friend, Mrs. (she doesn't want to have her middle name in the paper). On the way to the courthouse, she was greeted at the front door by the notary, who offered to do the witnessing for her.