Power of Attorney (POA) for healthcare

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Power of Attorney (POA) for healthcare

A Power of Attorney for Health Care is a legal document that lets a person choose someone to make health care decisions for them.

The “principal” is the person who makes the power of attorney (POA) document. They give someone else, an “agent”, the power to make decisions.

The “agent” is the person named in a power of attorney document. The POA document gives the agent the power to make decisions on behalf of the principal.

Learn more about POAs for health care here.

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