12Law Arrow 12Law Arrow  Easy Questions  
12Law Arrow 12Law Arrow Instant Legal Documents
 
 
FINANCIAL & MARITAL

Cohabitation Agreement coming soon!
Separation Agreement coming soon!
No-Fault Divorce coming soon!
Bankruptcy coming soon!
 
 

How to Choose a Healthcare Agent in Virginia

How to Choose a Healthcare Agent in Virginia


Thinking and talking about death need not be morbid; they may be quite the opposite. Ignorance and fear of death overshadow life, while knowing and accepting death erases this shadow.
 
- Lily Pincus


The most important decision you make when making a durable Power of Attorney for health care is naming your health care agent. This person is sometimes known as a surrogate, health care proxy, or attorney-in-fact depending on the state you are residing.

When making a durable Power of Attorney for health care, common choices for health care agent are the spouse, relative or close friend. Trust should be absolute when making this choice. This person will be directing your medical care if you are unable to make decisions yourself. You should be confident enough to discuss your choices and wishes for medical care. Even though he or she might not agree with all your decisions, they should respect them and ensure that you will get exactly the treatment you want and none of the treatment that you do not want.

Power of Attorney, What Does it Do?

A durable power of attorney for health care can authorize another person to make medical decisions for you from the moment you cannot make medical decisions for yourself. The durable power of attorney for health care document is also known in some states as Appointment of Health Care Proxy, Designation of Health Care Surrogate. Though known by different names, all of them work exactly the same as a durable power of attorney.

Key Factors to Consider when Choosing a Health Agent

Select a health care agent (and a backup) who knows you well, is calm in a crisis, understands how you would make decision if you were able, is not afraid to ask questions and will advocate to doctors and can reassure and communicate with your family. Factors to consider include:

• Assertiveness. Is the person you choose to act as a health agent assertive enough to fight for your wishes in the face of a stubborn medical establishment? Is he or she willing to go against your family's intervention with your treatment and assert what was instructed in your wishes? If you foresaw a conflict or other disagreement in enforcing your wishes, get an agent you trust enough to be assertive and strong-willed to follow his obligations as a health agent


• Close Proximity. Although it is not required that the person you name as a health agent be necessarily living within your state, living closer together can be very helpful. If you happen to be critically ill for a long time, he or she will be required to spend time with you during the duration of your illness so they can supervise and make sure all is being followed as per your wishes

• Financial Agent. Creating a durable Power of Attorney for finances, in case you are incapacitated, would also be a wise decision. It would be wise to make your health agent your financial agent as well in order to avoid conflict between two different agents trying to manage your affairs

 
Personalize & Print a Free VA Living Will Create This Document
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Related Legal Services in Virginia
Drewry Timothy W
22239 Main St
Courtland, VA 23837
(757) 653-9999
Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Beatty Ilona L
210 E Main St # 1
Front Royal, VA 22630
(540) 635-9998
Attorneys,  Legal Service Plans,  Criminal Law Attorneys,  Family Law Attorneys,  Divorce Attorneys,
Melissa Pagans Keen
115 E Court St
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
(540) 483-9995
General Practice Attorneys, Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Kane Kristie L Plc
1616 Caroline St
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 371-9993
Attorneys
Marle Simon J PC
611 Lynnhaven Pkwy Ste 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 499-9989
Criminal Law Attorneys, Legal Service Plans, Attorneys
Nicole Naum
9119 Church St Ste 10
Manassas, VA 20110
(703) 939-9977
Traffic Law Attorneys, Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, DUI & DWI Attorneys
John D. Hooker Jr. and Associates
1206 Laskin Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 425-9977
Criminal Law Attorneys, Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Letourneau Steven P
1206 Laskin Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 425-9977
Adoption Law Attorneys, Attorneys, Family Law Attorneys
Crown Heldi
20093 Blackwolf Run Pl
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 858-9963
Attorneys
Door Patrick C
441 Independence Blvd # 5
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 499-9960
Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys
Tackett Dennis W
923 First Colonial Rd Ste 1818
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 222-9955
General Practice Attorneys, Attorneys
Quinto & Wilks
3441 Commission Ct
Woodbridge, VA 22192
(703) 492-9955
Legal Service Plans,  Attorneys,  Estate Planning Attorneys,  Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attor
Hayes Halford
375 E Williamsburg Rd
Sandston, VA 23150
(804) 737-9944
Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Mathew Adams Law Office
10132 W Broad St
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 270-9944
General Practice Attorneys, Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Irving & Irving, Attorneys & Counselors at Law
9001 Center St
Manassas, VA 20110
(888) 275-9941
Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys,  Criminal Law Attorneys,  Attorneys,  Traffic Law Attorn
Mc Connell Matthew S
6116 Rolling Rd Ste 209
Springfield, VA 22152
(703) 451-9941
Attorneys
Von L. Piersall, III P.C.
706 London St
Portsmouth, VA 23704
(757) 967-9930
Attorneys, DUI & DWI Attorneys, Personal Injury Law Attorneys
Cuthbert Law Offices
220 N Sycamore St
Petersburg, VA 23803
(888) 977-9919
Civil Litigation & Trial Law Attorneys,  Attorneys,  Malpractice Law Attorneys,  Social Security & D
Leiner Harris W
10900 Nuckols Rd Ste 200
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 545-9914
Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys
Leeann N. Barnes
PO Box 6013
Williamsburg, VA 23188
(757) 229-9914
Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Peterson Nils G
2009 14th St N # 708
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 527-9900
Attorneys
Carlton Legal Services PLC
4153 Quarles Ct
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 437-9900
Bankruptcy Law Attorneys, Legal Service Plans, Attorneys
Graham Christopher
609 E High St
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 293-9900
Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys
Flaherty James M
2104 W Laburnum Ave # 201
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 358-9900
Attorneys
12Law.com   |  NASHVILLE, TN USA   |  CONTACT US