Utah health care power of attorney is legal document gives your agent broad powers to make health care decisions for you - special medical power of attorney - hcpoa
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According to Utah Code a person 18 years of age or older may execute a Health Care Directive. The Directive is binding upon attending physicians and all other providers of medical services |
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You have the right to make decisions about your health care. No health care may be given to you over your objection, and necessary health care may not be stopped or withheld if you object.
Legal Helpmate® provides you with two options 1) The Premium Package - Utah Advance Health Care Directive contains the following documents:
UTAH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY A Medical Power of Attorney in Utah is called a Special Power of Attorney and must substantially copy a statutory form. Our website provides you with Utah Medical Power of Attorney form approved by Utah law.According to Utah Code Section 75-2-1106, a person 18 years of age or older, the "Principal," may designate any other person 18 years of age or older to execute a directive on behalf of the principal after the principal incurs an injury, disease, or illness which renders him unable to make a directive, by executing a special power of attorney before a notary public. A Utah Medical Power of Attorney must be acknowledged before a Notary Public. If you wish to change your Utah Special Power of Attorney, you may revoke this document at any time by destroying it, by directing another person to destroy it in your presence, by signing a written and dated statement or by stating that it is revoked in the presence of two witnesses. If you revoke, you should notify your agent, your health care providers and any other person to whom you have given a copy. If your agent is your spouse and your marriage is annulled or you are divorced after signing this document, the document is invalid. Do not sign Utah Special Power of Attorney for Health Care unless you clearly understand it. UTAH ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE FOR MEDICAL SERVICES (LIVING WILL) Utah Advance Health Care Directive for medical services is governed by Utah Code 75-2-1104. According to Utah law the directive shall be in substantially statutory form or in a form substantially similar to the form approved by prior Utah law. Our website provides you with Utah Health Care Directive form approved by Utah law.According to Utah law, a person 18 years of age or older may execute a Health Care Directive. The Advance Directive is designed to make known your wishes that your life not to be artificially prolonged by life-sustaining measures if you become terminally ill or unconscious and unable to speak for yourself. Among life-supporting measures discussed in the Advance Directive are: tube feeding and tube hydration; cardiac resuscitation. In your Utah Directive you reserve the right to give current medical directions to physicians and other medical personnel for as long as you are able to communicate your wishes. In this document you may also state whether you want to make organ donation, and what parts of your body you wish to donate and for what purpose. There are empty lines at the end of the form to allow you to state your additional desires. The Utah Advance Health Care Directive for medical services is binding upon attending physicians and all other providers of medical services. In order to be valid the Directive shall be:
Please note that neither of the witnesses may be:
It is suggested that you keep the original of these documents on file with your physician and family members. |
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