Monday, April 20, 2009 Health Care Advance Directive Documents from the American Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association released an excellent new resource to assist you during the difficult process of making health care decisions for someone else. Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else: A How-To Guide addresses steps to follow when making medical decisions on behalf of another, how to best work within the health care system, how to go about resolving disputes, and a list of issues often faced by the health care agent.
Two other related ABA publications worth noting are the Consumers Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning, which assists in preparing a health care advance directive, and Myths and Facts About Health Care Advance Directives, which discusses some of the more common misperceptions about health care advance directives. |