In an advance health care directive, you select the person to make health care decisions for you if you’re not able to make those decisions for yourself on a day to day basis.
Is an advance health care directive different from a power of attorney for health care? And the answer is no. An advance health care directive and a power of attorney for health care mean the same thing.
So you name the person to essentially stand in your shoes and talk to the doctor and make ultimate decisions about your health care.
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