Parental Designation Form

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  • Parent Designation to Permit Another Person to Consent for Health Care

  • 1. I/we hereby state that I am/we are parent(s) of the child(ren) named below and there are no court orders now in effect that would prohibit the exercise of the power that I/we now seek to authorize.
  • ,(designee) to give consent for health care services for the following individuals:
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  • 4. As to the above named child(ren), the designee is authorized to:
  • The word "parent" is specifically used in the statute, and therefore it is questionable whether a non-parent legal guardian has the power to delegate authority to a designee under the law. General obligations Law 501551. Parents may appoint a designee for minor children, as well as incapaciated children. If a court has ordered that both parents must agree on health care decisions, both parents must sign this designation.
  • 5. Revocation: I understand that this designation shall be revoked by any of the following:
    • a. A parent may revoke a designation by notifying the healthcare provider either verbally or in writing, or by any other act evidencing a specific intent to revoke the designation, or by executing a subsequent designation.
    • b. If both parents have signed this designation, and either of the parents revokes it, the authority of the designee is revoked.
    • c. A designee must notify all appropriate health care providers of anyh revocation of his or her authority.
    • d. If the parent who signed a designation becomes incapacitated or dies, the designation is revoked.
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