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(2) AGENT'S AUTHORITY: My agent is authorized to make all
health-care decisions for me, including decisions to provide,
withhold or withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration and all
other forms of health care to keep me alive, except as I state
here:

 
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(3) WHEN AGENT'S AUTHORITY BECOMES EFFECTIVE: My agent's
authority becomes effective when my primary physician determines
that I am unable to make my own health-care decisions unless I
mark the following box. If I mark this box [ ], my agent's
authority to make health-care decisions for me takes effect
immediately.

 
(4) AGENT'S OBLIGATION: My agent shall make health-care
decisions for me in accordance with this power of attorney for
health care, any instructions I give in Part 2 of this form and
my other wishes to the extent known to my agent. To the extent
my wishes are unknown, my agent shall make health-care decisions
for me in accordance with what my agent determines to be in my
best interest. In determining my best interest, my agent shall
consider my personal values to the extent known to my agent.

 
(5) NOMINATION OF GUARDIAN: If a guardian of my person needs
to be appointed for me by a court, I nominate the agent
designated in this form. If that agent is not willing, able or
reasonably available to act as guardian, I nominate the alternate
agents whom I have named, in the order designated.

 
(6)__HEALTH INFORMATION AND OTHER MEDICAL RECORDS:__In
addition to the other powers granted by this document, I grant to
my agent the power and authority to serve as my personal
representative for all purposes of the federal Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 42 United States
Code, Section 1320d et seq., "HIPAA," and its regulations, 45
Code of Federal Regulations 160-164, during any time that my
agent is exercising authority under this document.__I intend for
my agent to be treated as I would be with respect to my rights
regarding the use and disclosure of my individually identifiable
health information and other medical records.__This release
authority applies to any information governed by HIPAA.

 
I authorize any physician, health-care professional, dentist,
health plan, hospital, clinic, laboratory, pharmacy or other
covered health-care provider, any insurance company and any


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