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A health care power of attorney agent (also known as a health care proxy or attorney-in-fact) is someone you appoint to make medical decisions on your behalf when you're unable to make them yourself.
Typically, people appoint a friend or family member to serve in that role, but some don't have anyone willing and able to advocate for their medical wishes. Others want a backup health care power of attorney agent in case their primary one isn't available.
If you're one of those people and live in Ohio, consider hiring me as your health care power of attorney agent. I'll make sure, to the best of my abilities, that your wishes are honored.
The Founder of HealthCarePOA, LLC
Hi, my name is Jason Chen. I'm a certified health care ethics consultant and a medical ethicist with a PhD in philosophy.
I've worked as a patient advocate at The James Cancer Hospital and as a clinical bioethics fellow at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Additionally, I'm an advisory member of the OSU ethics committee.
As a strong proponent of respecting patient autonomy, I'd be honored to make medical decisions for you according to your values.
Why hire me?
First, I will document and store your explicitly stated wishes in a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform.
Second, unlike family members who are often too emotionally invested, I can be objective while making decisions according to your values.
Third, my clinical ethics experience means that I'm very familiar with complicated medical decision-making scenarios.
Fourth, I will be on call for you 24/7, so I will make medical decisions for you whenever the need arises.
And fifth, since I will have a copy of all your advance care planning documents, the doctors will have easy access to them.
How does it work?
The first step is for me to get to know you as a person, which means we'll have an in-depth conversation about your wishes and values. After documenting this, I will have you sign it.
The next step is for you to fill out an advance directive, which includes a health care power of attorney and a living will. There are other documents that you may want to fill out too, such as a donor registry form.
The final step is to give me and your doctor the completed advance directive, and to notify those in your life that you've named me as your health care power of attorney agent. This is to ensure that there's no confusion over who has the authority to make medical decisions.
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