. DESIGNATION OF HEALTH CARE AGENT. I appoint:
to be my health care agent and my attorney-in-fact for health care decisions. If my attending physician determines that I am unable to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of health care decisions, and I am unable to reach and communicate an informed decision regarding treatment, my health care agent and attorney-in-fact for health care decisions is authorized to:
(a) Convey to my physician my wishes concerning the withholding or removal of life support systems;
(b) Take whatever actions are necessary to ensure that my wishes are given effect;
(c) Consent, refuse or withdraw consent to any medical treatment as long as such action is consistent with my wishes as stated in this document or otherwise made known concerning the withholding or removal of life support systems
(d) Consent to any medical treatment designated solely for the purpose of maintaining physical comfort.
any needed organs or parts only the following organs or parts:
any purpose permitted by law.these limited purposes:
I authorize my agent, to the extent permitted by law, to consent to an autopsy.I do not authorize my agent to consent to an autopsy.
. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
1. HOLD HARMLESS. All persons or entities who in good faith endeavor to carry out the terms and provisions of this document shall not be liable to me, my estate, my heirs or assigns for any damages or claims arising because of their action or inaction based on this document, and my estate shall defend and indemnify them.
2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this document is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions which can be given effect without the invalid provision, and to this end the directions in this document are severable.
These requests, appointments, and designations are made after careful reflection, while I am of sound mind, Any party receiving a duly executed copy or facsimile of this document may rely upon it unless such party has received actual notice of my revocation of it.
Signed on _____ day of _______________, _____.
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STATEMENT OF WITNESSES
This document was signed in our presence by , the author of this document, who appeared to be eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind, and able to understand the nature and consequences of health care decisions at the time this document was signed. The author appeared to be under no improper influence. We have signed this document in the author's presence and at the author's request and in the presence of each other.
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Date: _________________________
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Date: _________________________
(NOTE: THE PERSON(S) APPOINTED AS HEALTH CARE AGENT OR ALTERNATE AGENT SHALL NOT ACT AS WITNESSES. Also, if the author resides in a facility operated or licensed by the department of mental health and addiction services, at least one witness shall be an individual who is NOT affiliated with the facility and at least one witness shall be a physician or clinical psychologist with specialized training in treating mental illness. For persons who reside in a facility operated or licensed by the department of mental retardation, at least one witness shall be an individual who is NOT affiliated with the facility and at least one witness shall be a physician or clinical psychologist with specialized training in developmental disabilities.)
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WITNESSES' AFFIDAVITS
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
COUNTY OF _________________________
We, the subscribing witnesses, being duly sworn, say that we witnessed the execution of this document by the author of this document; that the author subscribed, published and declared the same to be the author's instructions, appointments and designation in our presence, that we thereafter subscribed the document as witnesses in the author's presence, at the author's request, and in the presence of each other, that at the time of the execution of said document the author appeared to us to be eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and able to understand the nature and consequences of said document, and under no improper influence, and we make this affidavit at the author's request this ______ day of ____________________, _____.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of ____________________, _____.
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Commission of the Superior Court Notary Public
My commission expires: _________________________