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Planning for loss of health or life

Resources that help you prepare for a time when you can't make decisions for yourself.

Planning for loss of health or life
Learn about advanced planning options for your health care so you can ensure your wishes are known for future decisions.
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Power of Attorney (POA) for healthcare
(11 resources)
Power of attorney for health care
This Easy Form helps you give someone you trust power of attorney to make decisions about your health care.
Easy Form
Naming an agent for a Power of Attorney (POA)
Learn how to create a Power of Attorney, select a trusted agent, and understand their responsibilities.
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How to set up a Power of Attorney for Health Care
Learn the steps to create a Power of Attorney for Health Care.
How-To
Power of attorney revocation
This Easy Form helps you cancel a power of attorney you gave someone else. It works for property or health care powers of attorney.
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Living wills and other health directives
(7 resources)
Living will
This Easy Form helps you say what medical treatment you do and do not want when you are terminally ill and cannot make your own medical decisions.
Easy Form
Health care surrogate legal questions
Explains how someone can make medical decisions for another individual who is unable to make such decisions.
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How to create a Living Will
Explains the steps to create a Living Will, who you should share your Living Will with, and how to cancel a Living Will.
How-To
Living wills
Learn who can make a Living Will, when it can be used, and how it is different from other advance directives.
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Funeral or burial planning
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Funeral planning and assistance
Explains the most frequently asked questions about funeral planning after someone dies and the different types of help that may be available.
FAQ
Applying for funeral and burial costs from IDHS
Learn who may be eligible for reimbursement for funeral and burial costs from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the steps to apply.
How-To
Funeral planning basics
Learn about help that may be available when a loved one dies.
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Another issue with planning for medical emergencies or long term care
(1 resources)
Rules for involuntary admission hearings and discharge
Examines the procedures that must be followed to ensure that a patient who is involuntarily admitted receives a fair hearing.
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