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Beaver Island Medical Center explains durable health-care powers of attorney, 1994

Also 1994 Beaver Island durable power of attorney guidance

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TypeEvent
Date1994-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1994-03
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Announcement
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Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beacon explained the durable power of attorney for health care and the role of a Patient’s Advocate in preserving a person’s treatment preferences when the person cannot make decisions.

Evidence limits

This is public guidance, not legal advice, an executed power of attorney, or a clinical decision record.

Sources

  1. Explains appointment of a Patient’s Advocate to make health-care decisions when a patient is incapacitated and directs readers to the Medical Center and Dr. Phil Lange for literature and forms. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1994-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the health-care guidance.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center explains durable health-care powers of attorney, 1994”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-durable-power-attorney-health-care-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1994, “Durable Power of Attorney — Health Care.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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