A health care power of attorney can determine who makes critical medical decisions when you are no longer able to make them yourself.
Attorneys Kirsten Hildebrand and Matt Kaplan use Dolly Parton’s approach to estate planning as an example of preparing ahead, while the Terri Schiavo case illustrates what can happen when family members disagree and no clear instructions are in place. They explain the difference between a health care power of attorney, a financial power of attorney and a declaration to physicians, as well as how Wisconsin law addresses incapacity and patient representatives.
The conversation also explores the limitations of generic forms provided by hospitals and doctors’ offices, including confusing choices about nursing home care, feeding tubes and life-sustaining treatment.
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