Advance Care Planning in the state of Texas

"Advance Care Planning is the "process" of assisting individuals in understanding their potential medical conditions and options for future medical care as it relates to their medical condition; discussing choices with family, loved ones ...
 
... This planning process is vitally important, not only for older Americans or those who have a serious and/or progressive illness, but also for healthy younger adults who may lose the ability to speak for themselves because of trauma or a sudden unexpected illness ...
 
... There are four legal documents that protect one's right to specify the treatment one wants ... Texas Medical Power of Attorney, Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates (Living Will), Declaration for Mental Health Treatment ..."

Texas Advance Care Planning (Introduction of an Advance Directive)

"Texans are independent; they like to control their own lives. However, they rarely like to think about or discuss the final phase of life. As a result, they and their famlies are often unprepared for the sometimes difficult and distressing decisions that must be made.
 
... Advance care planning is the process by which an individual considers his or her personal values about the end of life, discusses those values with family or others close to them and health care providers, and completes the documents that record those decisions for the future. While this process is important for all age groups ..."

Texas Advance Care Planning (Understanding Directive to Physicians, Families or Surrogates and Medical Power of Attorney)

"The Texas Directive to Physicians, Families or Surrogates (Texas Directive) allows a person to indicate choices about treatment in the event of a terminal or irreversible disease or condition. This document records for your physicians, family, and others what your wishes are if you are unable to speak for yourself.
 
... The second advance directive document in Texas, the Medical Power of Attorney (MPA), allows a person to name someone to make decisions in the event that the person is unable to do so. This is important when there is a problem you did not predict and explain in your living will. This document is especially helpful if the person ..."

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