Five Steps towards Choosing your health care agent
Step 1: Write a document identifying who will be your health care agent. This is usually a document called a “durable power of attorney for health care” or “medical power of attorney.” These documents may also be referred to as “health care proxies.”
Step 2: Give your health care agent as much information as possible about the kind of medical treatment you want or don’t want.
Step 3: Explain your views about organ donation and withdrawal.
Step 4: Inform your health care agent if you are married, have a partner or want to start a relationship with another person.
Step 5: If you get married or begin a new relationship, ask each person involved if he or she is willing to be your health care agent.”