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Greta Crawford's avatar

The Patient's Caregivers and Consent document is not a medical POA. That is a separate issue when the patient becomes incapacitated and needs someone else to make decisions for him/her. This document is meant for patients with the capacity to make decisions. The letter is a "Cover Letter" to the CEO, not a document. When you mail this document out you send both the "Cover Letter" and the C&C document and send it both ways courier and certified mail for the cover letter and the document which lists your current wishes. (In many cases we have seen it is the goal of the hospitals to get the patient incapacitated and unable to make decisions so that the hospital can make all of the medical decisions for the patient. As long as the MPOA is locked out of the patients room, the MPOA will be unaware of anything going on with the patient and will have no recourse under the CARES and PREP Acts if diagnosed with Covid)

The C&C cannot be sent to a hospital ahead of time because when this is used for an emergency you will not know where or when the emergency will happen (you could be in another state, on vacation, visiting family, etc.) You can use this ahead of time if you are having a scheduled procedure and know exactly where and when.

The document can be changed/revoked by the patient in writing with witnesses only to keep doctors or nurses from changing it on their own and saying you changed it.

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scott stewart's avatar

First let me thank you for all your had work, you are truly an angel. I am legal guardian for my handicapped brother I have to make decisions for him so what forms do I need to have?

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