The Health Care Advance Planning Packet

1. Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning helps you clarify your values, priorities, and wishes regarding your future health care.
2. The Multi-State Health Care Power of Attorney booklet provides the key legal tool for appointing a proxy decision-maker that is valid in most states.  The form can be completed on your computer or downloaded and completed by hand.
3. How to Make Decisions for Someone Else is a guide for your proxy, explaining the job description of a proxy and tips for making good decisions.

Mind Your Loved Ones

A fourth recommended resource is the Mind Your Loved Ones or MYLO smartphone app that may be purchased at a discounted price through the ABA web page.  It provides a practical way to make your health care power of attorney easily accessible, along with any other documents or information you choose, with the click of a few buttons on your smartphone or on the phones of family or friends whom you choose. 

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