What should I do once I have completed the Health Care Proxy?
Give your Health Care Proxy and Alternate a copy of this form.
You may also want to give a copy to your lawyer or close family members or friends.
Give a copy of this form to your primary care provider and to any specialists you see often.
Ask them to make sure that your Proxy information, or a copy of this form, is in your medical record.
Keep a copy for yourself and try to bring it with you if you have to go to the hospital.
Talk to your Health Care Proxy about what matters most to you. Think about what you would or would not want if you were very sick, or if you were at the end of your life.
Talk about the care you would want to receive if you were very sick. If members of your health care team know about your wishes, they may be very helpful to your Proxy if difficult decisions ever need to be made about your care.
Source:
Massachusetts Health Care Proxy Information | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
