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10prevent or impede the transfer of the grantor to another health care provider who has
expressed a willingness to follow the directions (KRS 311.633).
What does a person do with the living will or designated health care surrogate
documents upon completion?
The documents should be kept in a safe, and known, place at home that has easy access for
ready use. Copies should be given to one or more family members, a family physician, and
local hospitals where the person might receive care in the future. If a health care surrogate is
chosen, the surrogate should be given a copy of the document.
LIVING WILL
HEALTH CARE SURROGATE
A document that enables an adult to make
A document that designates another adult to
his or her wishes known regarding life-
make health care decisions when a person
prolonging treatment when the person is
no longer has the capacity to make such
terminally ill and no longer able to participate
decisions. Subject to certain exceptions in
actively in decisions concerning medical
the law, the health care surrogate would
care. The document is now part of the same
have the power to authorize the withholding
form as the health care surrogate
or withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment or
designation form.
artificially provided nutrition or hydration.
The document is now part of the same form
as the living will form.
ORDINARY WILL
DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
A document that allows a person to
A document that allows a person to
designate to whom and how ownership of
designate someone to make decisions for
one's personal property and real estate will
that person regarding health, personal, and
be distributed after death.
financial affairs even when the designator is
disabled.
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