healthcare power of attorney or living will?? - stranger016

[ArchivalUser]

if a patient has assigned a health care power of attorney and also has a living will signed...
if the healthcare proxy contradicts to the living will,which over rides the other??
healthcare power of attorney or living will

[ArchivalUser]

Here is what Dr Steven Daugherty says:

Health power-of-attorney is the highest source for making decisions and beats all other decision rules. But there are 2 situations where you don't follow it:

1. If the patient himself/herself tells you not to follow that designated power-of-attorney

2. If the power-of-attorney contradicts the living will, especially on end-of-life issues, then you go with the living will.

[ArchivalUser]

thank u so much psychmledr

[ArchivalUser]

Yes! thanks!

[ArchivalUser]

if it is not a life saving issue then we are obliged to follow the instructions of power of attorney ,right???

[ArchivalUser]

thanks ppl

[ArchivalUser]

I think so!

[ArchivalUser]

You are welcome