You should always say "no" to this when asked by your patient.
Will you be their Health Care Agent?
Minn. Stat. 145C.03, subd 2
The MD is not eligible to act as the health care agent.
100
This person is appointed by the principal to make health care decisions when the principal is not capable (competent) to make them his/herself.
What is a health care agent?
100
These are the conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.
What are the Social Determinates of Health?
100
This is written permission for someone to take care of property or money matters for you, in whatever way you want.
What is a Power of Attorney?
100
This is the amount of damages that the principle can seek if an attorney-in-fact knowingly executes a false affidavit or falsifies a signature.
What are treble damages? Minn. Stat. 523.22
200
This must be in writing and signed by an individual with capacity.
What are the requirements of a valid HCD? Minn. Stat. 143C.03
200
The patient will still receive medical treatment if they don't have this document.
What is a health care directive?
200
This partnership helps patients who are facing eviction or have other apartment/rental related problems.
What is the Medical-Legal Partnership?
200
This individual must keep complete records of all transactions entered into by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the principal.
What is the Power of Attorney?
Minn. Stat. 523.21
200
The commencement of this event terminates a POA given to a spouse.
What is a divorce?
Minn. Stat. 523.08
300
This act is prohibited by law even if requested by a Health Care Directive.
What is assisted suicide?
609.215, Subdivision 1. Whoever intentionally advises, encourages, or assists another in taking the other's own life may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of $30,000, or both.
300
This is a song that you can ask your Health Care Agent to play at your funeral.
What is "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" by Eric Idle from Monty Python's 1983 film "The Life Of Brian"?
300
This partnership helps patients with questions about divorce, custody, child support, or grandparent rights.
What is the Medical-Legal Partnership?
300
You are not held this, if you are presented with a falsified power of attorney document.
What is liable to the principal?
Minn. Stat. 523.19
300
The power of attorney ends when either of these occurs.
What is when principal dies or a specific expiration date is reached?
Minn. Stat. 523.08
400
A Health Care Directive is this, as long as it complies with the laws of the state where it was executed OR our laws here in Minnesota.
What is valid?
Minn. Stat. 145C.04
400
Treatment options such as ventilation, tube feedings, CPR, and dialysis are all options addressed in this.
What is a Health Care Directive?
400
What partnership will help patients with questions about eligibility for public benefits (food stamps, cash assistance, medical insurance)?
What is the Medical-Legal Partnership.
400
Any action taken by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the principal is this.
What is binding?
The effect of actions by the attorney-in-fact binds the principal in the same manner as though the action was taken by the principal. This includes gifts and sales of land and property.
Minn. Stat. 523.12
400
This individual has no affirmative duty to do anything, pay any bills, or manage any affairs.
Who is the Attorney-in-Fact?
The attorney-in-fact has no affirmative duty to exercise any power conferred upon the attorney-in-fact under the power of attorney.
Minn. Stat. 523.21
500
A health care provider is not subject to any of these three things if they act in good faith and in accordance with applicable standards of care.
What is criminal prosecution, civil liability, or professional disciplinary action?
Minn. Stat. 145C.11, Subd. 2.
500
Your older sister's annoying husband who you see only at graduations, weddings, and other unavoidable family gatherings.
Who is a person you can guarantee to not have a say in your medical care?
500
This partnership helps patients with questions about guardianship, powers of attorney, health care directives.
What is the Medical-Legal Partnership?
500
This is someone you trust with a briefcase full of cash, the winning numbers to tonight's lottery drawing, and your first-born child.
Who is a person you should name as your attorney-in-fact?
500
Who may mistakenly believe that a power of attorney is a short cut to practicing law without student loan debt?
What is an attorney-in-fact?
While it would be nice, being an attorney-in-fact does not give one a license to practice law in a court of law.