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social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > legal and regulatory issues > Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care  

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  • A legal document that invests the power in someone to make medical decisions on another person's behalf, a durable power of attorney is a form of advance directive for health care. Also known as a health care proxy, it can take effect whenever the person who has exercised it is incapacitated. [Source: Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z; Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care]

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