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Kaiser Permanente Life Care Planning Page-by-page Guide to the Advance Health Care Directive » Kaiser Permanente Life Care Planning
What is Life Care Planning	- You can change your life care plan at any time
Pick your agent	- How to choose a good health care agent
- What if you don’t have a health care agent?
- Asking someone to be your agent
Decide	- Planning for the unexpected
- CPR – My Choice
Tell everyone	- Sharing your values
- Making your life care plan legal
- What if you want to change your life care plan
CPR – My Choice
Page-by-page Guide to the Advance Health Care Directive
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2-ALearn more about our approach to Life Care Planning 2-BPlease remember to write these items on every page: Your name.
Your medical record number, which is found on your blue Kaiser insurance card. Date of completion is important in case you have another Advance Health Care Directive on file, now or in the future. Your medical provider name is another way we double check your identity.
3-AWhat are the qualities you should look for in agent? Learn how to choose an agent.
3-BLearn more about what is an agent and their responsibilities
3-CSome people don’t have anyone in mind to be their agent. Learn about Life Care Planning without an agent.
4-AAn alternate agent would be needed if your primary agent is not available. Learn more about agents
4-BVideo: What I might consider when choosing my agent
Part 1 – My Health Care Agent – Page 5
5-AThis space may be used for any instructions related to agents and their powers. If you have a family member who has beliefs about these topics that are significantly different from yours, you may decide to exclude this person from being involved in decision-making, even informally. 5-BLearn more about these situations.
Part 2 – My Values – Page 6
6-AIn a serious medical situation, where the outcome is uncertain, your agent may look to this section for guidance. You’ll be doing your agent a favor by providing rich detail here.
6-BFor further guidance, read your values are at the center of your life care plan.
6-CSituations where values matter.
7-AShould you ever be in a similar situation, it would be valuable for your agent to know your opinion about it.
7-BVideo: Get more details about this brain injury scenario.
7-CVideo: Learn more accepting life sustaining treatments for a specific time period, in this scenario.
Part 3 – My Health Care Instructions – Page 8
8-ACPR can save lives, but it’s not as effective most people think. Read a discussion about CPR. Part 4 – My Hopes and Wishes – Page 9
9-ASometimes, our values inform not only what we want, but of what we don’t want. If you have some thoughts about how you would ideally like to die, please add them here. 9-BIf you are part of a faith community, please add in details of how we may contact them.
Part 4 – Organ Donation, other wishes – Page 10
10-AIf you’re interested in organ donation, please be sure your agent is aware of this. Your agent would be responsible for arranging this at the time of death.
10-BBe aware that if you’re interested in whole body donation, this is typically arranged well in advance and requires forms and documentation.
11-ALearn more about making this document legally valid.
11-BSpecial witness requirement is only applicable if you are currently a patient in a skilled nursing facility. Part 5 – Making this document legally valid – Page 12
12-ALearn more about
12-BPlease note that a witness may not also be a health care agent. Part 5 – Making this document legally valid – Page 13
13-ALearn more about
13-BA notary public signature is only necessary if you don’t have witnesses. It is possible to skip the notary public and make this document valid with witnesses only. Part 5 – Making this document legally valid – Page 14
14-AIf using a notary public, you’ll want to sign in their presence.
Part 6 – Next Steps – page 15
15-ALearn more about sharing your values with your agent.
15-BIf you have a scheduled doctor appointment, you may hand deliver a copy to your doctor. Or alternatively, you may call or visit your local Kaiser Permanente Health Education Department for questions or information on returning your Advance Health Care Directive. 15-CIf you’d like to let your doctor know you’ve completed your Advance Health Care Directive and who you’ve chosen as your agent, you may send a secure message on kp.org using this handy email template.
15-DRead more: With whom should you share your Life Care Plan?
15-E?If you want to make a change to this document later, you’ll have to re-submit it. Learn more.
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