Free Health Care Proxy Form and Advanced Health Care Directive

If you are looking for a Free Health Care Proxy you have landed on the correct page.

A Free Health Care Proxy Form (advanced health care directive) is ready for immediate download for all states.

There is no need to pay for a health care proxy form, advanced health care directive or health care power of attorney. Often the same medical forms other companies are charging money for can be downloaded free of charge in the state you live. Statutory forms and health care forms for all states are almost always free.

What is a Health Care Proxy Form?

The health care proxy form, advanced health care directive, and durable power of attorney for health care are very similar forms and for the most part achieve similar goals.  These documents are used to appoint another individual to make medical and health care decisions on your behalf should you become incapacitated or unable to tell your doctor what your wishes are about any treatment.

Your health care agent is obligated to follow your wishes about the types of medical care you have expressed in your advanced health care directive.

Who Can I Select as my Health Care Agent?

You can select a family member or close friend whom you have trust in to make these important decisions for you. The person you choose needs to be 18 years or older to act as your health care agent. And you can also choose another person to be an alternate agent for you.

It is important to know that if your spouse was appointed your health care agent, and you get divorced or an annulment has taken place, your spouse will automatically be revoked as your health care agent. Whomever you choose as an agent has a legal obligation to act in your best interest and in good faith. This includes following instructions in your advance health care directive.

Am I Required to Have a Health Care Proxy Form or Directive?

No. There is no law that says you must have one and no one can force you to fill out one. However, if you do have one it needs to be signed and notarized or signed in front of two witnesses.

What Kinds of Decisions Can my Appointed Agent Make?

Unless you place limits on their decision making ability, the person you appoint as a health care agent would also be able to make any medical decisions. This would include those about life support and other end of life decisions you had previously expressed in writing about how you wanted to be treated.

When Would my Agent Start Making Decisions for me about my Health

Generally your agent will start making health care decisions on your behalf after a medical professional determines that you cannot make decisions for yourself. Until that time you will continue to make all health and medical decisions yourself.

What if I Don’t Have an Advanced Health Care Proxy or Directive?

If you do not have a health care proxy or directive, someone else (or the courts) will end up making health and medical care decisions for you. Unfortunately, these decisions may not be what you would have wanted.

Download a free health care proxy or advanced health care directive for your state.

If you do not find an advanced health care directive or health care proxy form for your state you should be able to get a free one from your local medical clinic or hospital.

After completion, make sure you give a copy to your doctor, family member(s), and your health care agent.