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health care proxy
health care proxyn. A legal document in which the signer designates another person to make decisions regarding the signer's health care if the signer becomes incapable of making such decisions.TranslationsSee health care proxy
health care proxy
health care proxyn. A legal document in which the signer designates another person to make decisions regarding the signer's health care if the signer becomes incapable of making such decisions.health care proxy End-of-life A power of attorney for health-care decision-making in which a person designates another to make medical decisions in the event that he/she becomes too incapacitated to make such decisions. See Advance medical directive, Living will. health care prox·y (helth kār proks'ē) Printed form used legally to allow another person to make health care decisions for a patient when the patient is unable or no longer able to make such decisions personally. FinancialSeeAdvance DirectiveAcronymsSeeHCP |