Advance Health Care Directive-A written document in which one person (the principal) designates another person (the agent) to make medical decisions on the principal's behalf when the principal is unable to make medical decisions for him or herself. The principal may also direct which decisions should be made in certain medical situations. This document was formerly known as a "Living Will. Executor-(If female, ''Executrix")-The person or institution who is appointed in a will to take care of the funds and property after the death of the person making the will (also referred to as the "personal representative" of the estate). The executor functions under the jurisdiction of the probate court. Living Trust-A legal entity created by a person to own and manage his or her property. The ter...
(This article originally appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication). Joe B. Whisler knows first- hand the agony a family goes through when a loved one hasn't left an advance directive for health care and end-of-life decisions. Several years ago, his mother-in-law, who had Alzheimer's disease, broke her hip and went into a persistent vegetative state. His wife and one of her siblings clashed over whether their mother should be put on life support.
...(a) Definitions:. Advance Directive. Specific written statements made by a patient who... decision-making capacity regarding future health care decisions in any of the following:. (i) VA Li...
For nine years, Dorreen Rardin, coordinator of Boone Hospital's palliative care program, has watched families grapple with how best to care for a dying loved one who is unconscious, incapacitated or unable to communicate. When there have been little or no conversations about what the patient would want to happen should they ever be on their death bed, families often have a very difficult time making medical decisions, she said, but if that patient has filled out an advance health-care directive or appointed someone their durable power of attorney for health care, the family and the patient's suffering is eased.
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The circumstances surrounding Terri Schiavo's care reinforce the need for people to give forethought to their medical care via a living will or advance directive for health care. Thoughtful consideration needs to be given to the moral and ethical implications of a directive. A person completing such a document needs to create clear and careful informed directions after reflection on circumstances that may occur years in the future. The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) and Pennsylvania Catholic Health Care Association support legislation revising the present advance directives law to also authorize health care powers of attorney in Pennsylvania. Due to the attention given to the case of Terri Schiavo, whose feeding tube was removed Frida...
Next week, medical professionals across the state will meet with residents about their wishes for end-of-life care. What we are trying to do is encourage [people], young and old, to think about getting an advance directive, and really think about what health-care choices you would want made for you, if you could not speak for yourself," said Amber Crist, director of the Kanawha Valley Area Health Education Center.
* Have your insurance card readily available, and bring your medical records or have them sent in advance if you're seeing the doctor for the first time. Also, bring your health care advance directive, which outlines instructions about your care if you become unable to speak for yourself. Go over it with your doctor so that your wishes are clear. Many patients feel uncomfortable asking questions of their doctor; however, don't be afraid to speak up. We are here to help make recommendations to better your health, and we are willing to answer any questions you may have. If you don't understand what your doctor is telling you, ask him or her to explain it again. Using different words or showing you a picture can help. Don't leave the office without understanding everything the doctor has t...
HARRISBURGH, Pa., Dec. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) and Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association (PCHA) released the following joint statement in reaction to Governor Ed Rendell's veto of Senate Bill 492. The legislation, passed unanimously by the General Assembly, would have been beneficial because it specifically allowed for a document called a health care power of attorney and also addressed other issues concerning how medical decisions can be made for an incapacitated person. The final legislation, which made positive changes to the state's living will law, was carefully refined over a long period of time with the helpful input of many varied organizations. PCC and PCHA are disappointed that Governor Rendell decided to veto Senate Bill 492, which ...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) offers its condolences to the family and friends of Terri Schiavo, who are mourning her death due to starvation and dehydration. PCC Executive Director Dr. Robert J. O'Hara, Jr. again noted that it is important to emphasize the need for people to give forethought to their medical care by creating a living will or advance directive for health care. "It is very important that people think about the moral and ethical implications of their instructions," Dr. O'Hara said.
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