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1002 E. Wesley Drive,
Suite 100
O'Fallon, IL 62269

618-624-4221 (phone)
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Power of Attorney For Healthcare

Allows you to designate a person (an "Agent") who will have the authority to make health care decisions on your behalf if you are unconscious, mentally incompetent, or otherwise unable to make such decisions. You can also express your wishes regarding whether you wish to receive "life-sustaining procedures" if you become permanently comatose or terminally ill. This will help your agent to know your wishes as he or she makes decisions for you. A Healthcare Power of Attorney is different from a Living Will because it allows you to appoint someone to make health care decisions for you. A Living Will only allows you to express your wishes concerning life-sustaining procedures.