Good-Day , my question is when and why did it become law that a person has to have a P.O.A to get their parent's lab work or any info from a nursing home or hospital when they are 80 and have dementia?
Answer
Simple: if a person does not possess legal capacity, meaning soundness of mind, to
make basic decisions such as medical care, another person can make those decisions
through a DPOA or guardianship. Basic legal rights are part of our constitution until we
authorize another person to handle those matters (through a DPOA) or a court decides
that a person lacks legal capacity and appoints a guardian.
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