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British Columbia law provides for three formal instruments by which direction for health care and personal care decisions may be made in advance: | British Columbia law provides for three formal instruments by which direction for health care and personal care decisions may be made in advance: | ||
# Representation Agreements, which allow a donor to appoint representatives to make decisions regarding health and personal care. These are discussed further in in Chapter 15: Guardianship. | # Representation Agreements, which allow a donor to appoint representatives to make decisions regarding health and personal care. These are discussed further in in Chapter 15: Guardianship. | ||
# Advance Directives, which contain specific directions regarding health care, that are binding on health care providers. | # Advance Directives, which contain specific directions regarding health care, that are binding on health care providers. | ||
# Nominations of Committees permit an individual to express their preferences regarding who may be appointed as a person’s committee in case of incapacity. | # Nominations of Committees permit an individual to express their preferences regarding who may be appointed as a person’s committee in case of incapacity. |
Revision as of 18:25, 25 July 2017
British Columbia law provides for three formal instruments by which direction for health care and personal care decisions may be made in advance:
- Representation Agreements, which allow a donor to appoint representatives to make decisions regarding health and personal care. These are discussed further in in Chapter 15: Guardianship.
- Advance Directives, which contain specific directions regarding health care, that are binding on health care providers.
- Nominations of Committees permit an individual to express their preferences regarding who may be appointed as a person’s committee in case of incapacity.