You need both documents - Health Care Power of attorney and Living Will - Advance Medical Directive
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One document generally does not substitute the other. In a Health Care Power of Attorney (or Health Care Proxy) you designate a trusted person to make vital health-related decisions on your behalf, while in a Living Will you are expressing your wishes of preferable methods of treatment and communicating them directly to the world.
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