Normally the Care recipient (cr) determines his medical treatment however if the cr cannot give consent because of a lack of capacity someone must make…

Try: Normally the Care recipient (cr) determines his medical treatment however if the cr cannot give consent because of a lack of capacity someone must make the decision on medical care one solution is to appoint a guardian for the cr to have a guardian appointed a guardianship petition must be filed in a court the court will then hold a hearing to determine if the cr is actually incapacitated if the cr is found to be incapacitated the court will appoint a guardian to make medical decisions for the incapacitated individual with most medical decisions the guardian will decide the appropriate actions with some decisions such as removal of life sustaining treatment the guardian may be required to gain court approval this requirement can vary based on the jurisdiction information references

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Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Medical Physical

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Keywords: Medical capacity surrogate

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