Is a Family Member Who Is Not My Dad’s Medical Power of Attorney Allowed to Stop His Treatment?2022-08-242022-08-24https://www.oceancountyelderlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/logo1.pngKathleen A. Browning Sheridan, Esq., P.C.https://www.oceancountyelderlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/logo1.png200px200px
I don’t know about any forms – that would have to do with the hospital’s internal procedures. However, the hospital must honor the medical power of attorney. If the sister who was at the hospital was not named in the document, the hospital should never have followed her instructions.