![]() You should let your agent know whether you are registered as a donor in the First Person Consent registry maintained by the Illinois Secretary of State or whether you have agreed to donate your whole body for medical research and/or education. ![]() This could include donation for transplant, research, and/or education. (vi) Agree or decline to donate your organs or your whole body if you have not already made this decision yourself. You may choose to include guidelines and/or restrictions to your agent's authority. (v) Decide to accept, withdraw, or decline treatments designed to keep you alive if you are near death or not likely to recover. (iv) Choose where you receive care and which physicians and others provide it. (iii) Give permission for medical tests, medicines, surgery, or other treatments. (ii) See medical records and approve who else can see them. (i) Talk with physicians and other health care providers about your condition. If there is ever a period of time when your physician determines that you cannot make your own health care decisions, or if you do not want to make your own decisions, some of the decisions your agent could make are to: WHAT KIND OF DECISIONS CAN MY AGENT MAKE? Make sure that your agent agrees to honor the wishes expressed in your advance directive. (vii) Do you have an existing advance directive, such as a living will, that contains your specific wishes about health care that is only delaying your death? If you have another advance directive, make sure to discuss with your agent the directive and the treatment decisions contained within that outline your preferences. (vi) Do you wish to make a significant contribution to medical science after your death through organ or whole body donation? (v) Do you have religious, spiritual, or cultural beliefs that you want your agent and others to consider? (iv) Would you rather be at home or in a hospital for the last days or weeks of your life? (iii) If you had to choose, is it more important to you to live as long as possible, or to avoid prolonged suffering or disability? (ii) How important is it to you to avoid pain and suffering? (i) What is most important to you in your life? ![]() Therefore, it is important to talk with your agent and your family about such things as: Your agent will need to think about conversations you have had, your personality, and how you handled important health care issues in the past. While the goal is for your agent to make decisions in keeping with your preferences and in the majority of circumstances that is what happens, please know that the law does allow your agent to make decisions to direct or refuse health care interventions or withdraw treatment. The selection of your agent should be considered carefully, as your agent will have the ultimate decision making authority once this document goes into effect, in most instances after you are no longer able to make your own decisions. WHAT ARE THE THINGS I WANT MY HEALTH CARE AGENT TO KNOW? You may find it helpful to look at these resources while thinking about and discussing your advance directive. ![]() There are many written and on-line resources to guide you and your loved ones in having a conversation about these issues. The written form is often called an "advance directive." You may use this form or another form, as long as it meets the legal requirements of Illinois. It is important to put your choice of agent in writing. These decisions should be based on your personal values and wishes. In Illinois, you can choose someone to be your "health care agent." Your agent is the person you trust to make health care decisions for you if you are unable or do not want to make them yourself. If you plan now, you can increase the chances that the medical treatment you get will be the treatment you want. When it does, you may need someone else to speak or make health care decisions for you. No one can predict when a serious illness or accident might occur. NOTICE TO THE INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE ![]()
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