Power of Attorney for the Personal Care
Part III:
Do you know that your representative can make a decision about your health and physical condition in the event of illness or stoning according to your previous opinion and will stated in the document?
Power of Attorney for the Personal Care
Power of attorney for health matters in case of physical disability is your personal instruction in case of mental incapacity and it is a gift from you to your relatives, so that when physical problems arise for you, you do not leave difficult decisions to them and they act according to your wishes with peace of mind.
In this guide, you specify that:
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In the event of a disability, what decision can your representative make about your health status and how to maintain it?
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What medical care are you interested in receiving?
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What medical care you do not want to receive?
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How to estimate your educational or recreational needs during this period?
- This instruction will be implemented when you suffer from mental retardation, and you are not able to make a decision. In this case, your representative will decide how to care for you and your medical needs.
- This instruction only provides a solution for your medical care status and financial matters in case of disability are specified in the relevant power of attorney that we discussed in the previous section.
If you do not have this document, there is a possibility of disagreement in the decision between your family members and the decision may be delayed due to the delay in choosing the head of the court.
You should choose a principal and an alternate who can take over in the event of a decision-making problem.
- In this document, you can state the limits of authority and the scope of your needs in general or in part.
In case of disability, your representative should choose a trusted doctor or psychologist to complete the relevant forms.
- If you are interested in organ donation, you can legally declare it in this document.
- It is possible that in this document, you will choose your representative as the temporary guardian of your young children.
- If you prepare this document and appoint a representative, inform him and your family that a quick decision is possible when needed.
You may have to make a Will, but keep in mind that a Will is enforceable only after death, while this document relates to your lifetime and the occurrence of a mental disability, although your representative may can be the same person named in the Will.
Although it is natural that we do not like to think about the period of possible problems, but life is unpredictable, so it is recommended to prevent possible problems and differences.
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