A New Jersey Health Care Power of Attorney (also called a health care proxy) lets you choose someone to make critical medical decisions on your behalf if you lose the ability to communicate.
The person you appoint, called your agent or health care representative, is responsible for your health care and treatment decisions only if you become incapacitated.
Laws
Statute: Title 26, Sections 2H-53 to 2H-67.
Signing Requirements: Two (2) Witnesses or a Notary Public (§ 26:2H-56).
Revocation: You can revoke it at any time by completing a power of attorney revocation form, notifying your doctor or another health care professional, creating another MPOA with different terms, or taking any other action that evidences an intent to revoke (§ 26: 2H-57). If your spouse or partner is your agent, getting a divorce or legal separation automatically revokes their authority as your agent.
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