Medical Definition of Health care proxy

1. A health care proxy is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives preserve the person's right to accept or reject a course of medical treatment even after that person becomes mentally or physically incapacitated to the point of being unable to communicate those wishes. There are two basic forms of advance directives: (1) a living will, in which the person outlines specific treatment guidelines that are to be followed by health care providers; (2) a health care proxy (also called a power of attorney for healthcare decision-making) in which the person designates a trusted individual to make medical decisions in the event that he or she becomes too incapacitated to make such decisions. Advance directive requirements vary greatly from one jurisdiction to another and should therefore be drawn up in consultation with an attorney who is familiar with the laws of the particular jurisdiction. (this entry is based upon material from the national ms society). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Health Care Proxy

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healsfang
healsome
health
health-conscious
health and human services
health behaviour
health care
health care coalitions
health care costs
health care delivery
health care economics and organizations
health care evaluation mechanisms
health care finance administration
health care provider
health care proxy (current term)
health care rationing
health care reform
health care sector
health care surveys
health centre
health check
health club
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health code
health education
health expenditures
health facilities
health facility
health facility administrators

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