{"id":36694,"date":"2021-12-06T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxlegal.com\/?page_id=36694"},"modified":"2022-01-25T06:16:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T14:16:00","slug":"advanced-healthcare-directives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pdxlegal.com\/estate-planning\/advanced-healthcare-directives\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Directives for Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oregon Advanced Directives for Healthcare and Power of Attorney<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/h2>\n
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The vast majority of individuals do not like to think about death or dying, thus they avoid doing so.<\/p>\n

Until they are forced to plan.<\/p>\n

Everyone must have advance directives in place since even the healthiest person might have a sudden accident and be unable to communicate for herself. However, if you are terminally ill, it is especially important to spell out your preferences in a legal document in case you are unable to express them yourself in the future. A reliable estate planning law firm<\/a> can help you out in drafting your own legally binding documents.<\/p>\n

Oregon has adopted a new Advance Directive for Health Care form<\/a> effective September 25, 2021. Those who have already performed such a directive do not need to re-execute it since it will continue to be effective.<\/p>\n

The Oregon advance directive, also known as medical power of attorney, provides a capable adult, or the “principal”, the opportunity to empower a competent health care representative to carry out medical decision making on the principal’s behalf if he or she becomes incapable of making those decisions. In addition, that person may give the representative personal instructions that convey the principal’s preferences regarding certain healthcare treatments, such as healthcare directives, as well as information about the principal’s religious beliefs, which is becoming increasingly common.<\/p>\n

When the individual is suffering from a serious illness and is unable to make medical decisions for himself or herself, the advance directive is effective. If the principal is unable to make decisions for himself or herself, the health care representative generally has the same decision-making authority as the principal did when he or she was able to do so. The health care representative may also receive information about any proposed care, have access to the principal’s medical records, and have the authority to disclose the principal’s medical records to others.<\/p>\n

The principal will indicate whether the principal wishes to try all available medical treatment to sustain the principal’s life, try to sustain the principal’s life with artificial feeding and hydration but no other treatment, withhold all treatments to sustain the principal’s life, or allow the health care representative to make the decision. <\/p>\n

There are three types of situations: <\/p>\n