Free Hospital Visitation Authorization

This authorization is used to give visitation rights to a person who is not a legally recognized family member, should you become unconscious or unable to communicate yourself.

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Overview

 

A hospital visitation authorization allows you to designate who you would like to be able to visit you in the hospital should you become unconscious or unable to communicate yourself.

Under most state law, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender partners are not considered family. Only legal spouses or family members -- not lifelong partners -- can visit you in the hospital.

A hospital visitation authorization is a document that instructs your doctor, care providers and hospital staff about who is allowed and given priority to visit should you become hospitalized and unconscious.

You should prepare a hospital visitation authorization even if you live in a state that offers some legal protection to same-sex couples. The same rights you’re afforded in your own state may not apply in another state.

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Reasons to Create



Hospital Visitation Authorization

- You want your partner or someone who is not considered a family member by the state to be able to visit you in the hospital, should you become unconscious or unable to communicate yourself.

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