Making Medical Decisions for Another Person

The American Bar Association has a 2009 publication entitled Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else: A How-To Guide

It is available here as a pdf file
AmBarAssocguide2009.pdf

Topics include:

What Is It Like to Be a Health Care Proxy?

What Should You Do While There Is Still Time?

Understanding the Patient?s Wishes and Values

Steps to Follow in Making Medical Decisions

Working Within the Health Care System

Resolving Disputes and Getting Help

Situations Often Faced by Proxies, including hospice, DNR orders, nutrition/hydration

The Proxy Quiz-A Tool for Better Understanding