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2C-2. When Medical Directives are Used

To recap this alternative to guardianship, these are the specific instances in which someone may use a written medical directive:

To specify treatment decisions.

To appoint an agent to make medical or mental health treatment decisions, while leaving instructions for the said agent.

To give specific instructions about the types of treatment, medication, and physicians to be used or avoided.

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