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Connecticut Estate Planning FAQs

• Do I have the right to make health care decisions?
  Yes. Adult patients in Connecticut have the right to determine what, if any, medical treatment they will receive. As a capable adult, you may agree to treatment that … more
• Do I have the right to information needed to make a health care decision?
  Yes. Physicians have the responsibility to provide patients with information that can help them to make a decision. Your physician will explain what treatments may … more
• What is an advance directive?
  An advance directive is a legal document through which you may provide your directions or wishes as to your medical care. It is used when you are unable to make or … more
• Must I have an advance directive?
  No. You do not have to make a living will or other type of advance directive to receive medical care or to be admitted to a hospital, nursing home or other health care … more
• What is a living will?
  A living will is a document that states whether you wish to have administered life sustaining procedures or treatment should you be in a terminal condition or … more
• What is a life support system?
  A "life support system" is a form of treatment that only delays the time of your death or maintains you in a state of permanent unconsciousness. Life support systems … more
• Will I receive medication for pain if I have a living will?
  Yes. A living will does not affect the provision of pain medication or care designed solely to maintain your physical comfort (for example, care designed to maintain … more
• What is a health care agent?
  A health care agent is a person whom you authorize in writing to convey your wishes concerning whether you wish to withhold or withdraw life support systems. The agent … more
• What is an attorney-in-fact for health care decisions?
  An attorney-­in-­fact for health care decisions is a person whom you name in a document called a durable power of attorney, to make medical decisions other … more
• What is a conservator?
  A "conservator of the person" is someone appointed by the Probate Court when the Court finds that a person is incapable of caring for himself/herself including the … more

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