Michigan Estate Planning FAQs

• Q: Must A Hospital Or Nursing Home Comply With The Directions Of My Patient Advocate?
  A: Beginning December 1, 1991, federal law required hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers that receive federal funds to inform incoming patients of … More
• Q: Are Health Care Proxies Applicable In A Home Setting?
  A: Yes.
• Q: If I Have An Advance Directive, When Would It Take Effect?
  A: Under the terms of the durable power of attorney for health care, the patient advocate has power to make decisions for you if and when you become unable to make … More
• Q: What Is A Do-No-Resuscitate Order (Dnr)?
  A: As a competent adult, you have the right to decide to accept or refuse any medical treatment. Yet some day, you may become too sick to make your own decisions about … More
• Q: What Is The Purpose Of This Form?
  A: This law supplements documents and policies used in hospitals, nursing homes and hospices. (For information on advance directives used in these settings, please called … More
• Q: Where Should I Keep The Form?
  A: The law requires the individual signing the Do Not Resuscitate Order to keep the document accessible and in his or her possession. As an alternative, a person may wear … More
• Q: Who Must Sign The Form?
  A: A competent adult or the legally appointed advocate of an incompetent adult must sign the form. In either case, the person must be 18 years of age or older and be of … More
• Q: What If I Am Unable To Sign This Form?
  A: If you are an incompetent adult and have an advocate, your advocate may execute a Do Not Resuscitate Order on your behalf. You must have, in an advance directive, … More
• Q: Can I Change My Mind Once I Sign The Form?
  A: Yes. You can change the document at any time while you are competent.
• Q: What Else Should I Do To Ensure My Wishes Are Carried Out?
  A: Make your wishes known by talking with your family, friends or doctor, and alert them to the Do Not Resuscitate Order you have signed­and where they can find it.

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