January 2024 Consent Substitute Decision-Making Temporary Substitute Decision Maker When you act as a substitute decision-maker for When a person no longer has capacity to make If a person does not have a representative or a person in the care setting, you may be asked decisions for themself, a substitute decision maker committee and they are not able to make health to give, refuse, or withdraw co. [...] A person can provide instructions to For a person living with gal setting, the legal professional the decision in a way suited to them, and 2) health care providers and/or their representative dementia, this includes is assessing whether a person ensuring that others understand the person and about the type of care they are to receive and decisions related to their can sign a legal document, such. [...] You may find you have to speak up for the information to make sure everyone engaged in capable person in a representation agreement to person when you feel like their voice is not being Attorney the person’s care understands what the person be a substitute decision-maker for care decisions. [...] The court can appoint a committee sentation agreement can cover health care and legal decisions for the person that they represent; of estate (for financial and legal decisions) or a personal care, but not routine legal or financial they do not have the power to make any personal committee of person (for personal and health care decisions. [...] When you do tried to engage the person but they are unable The application process requires documentation not know, you must think about the best interests to participate, you should think about what for the court to determine if a person is no longer of the person.
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