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PROXY DECISION MAKER [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Decision-Making Process
CONT

Alternatively, a person can select a proxy decision maker ... to make decisions for them when they lose decisional capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Processus décisionnel
DEF

Personne autorisée à agir en lieu et place d'une autre personne [...] en vertu d'un mandat [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de salud
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
  • Proceso de adopción de decisiones
DEF

[Persona] que tiene poderes de otra para representarla y proceder en su nombre.

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