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A member asked:
How do i become a health care provider for my grandparents?
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Power of Attorney: If you mean the power of attorney, poa, you will need your grandparents permission. If they are incapacitated mentally such as dementia, they will need a to perform a competency exam and have an attorney submit it to the court for approval. Some states want 2 doctors to agree and some only one.
Answered 1/1/2015
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Proxy: Do you mean health cae "proxy" ? Generally the patient is the one to designate the proxy- or the person that will make health decisions for a person if they are unable to make it themselves.If they are incapable of designating a proxy, then if you are next of kin you can then become the health care proxy of record by law, .
Answered 1/23/2013
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