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CT Legal & Financial Aspects of Death Flashcards

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  1. What document allows a person to designate someone to make healthcare decisions on their behalf if they become incapacitated?

    Answer: Durable power of attorney for healthcare

    A durable power of attorney for healthcare designates a proxy to make medical decisions when the patient cannot speak for themselves.

  2. A living will is best described as which type of document?

    Answer: A legal directive specifying a person's end-of-life medical treatment wishes

    A living will outlines a person's specific wishes for medical treatment if they become unable to communicate those wishes directly.

  3. Which federal law requires healthcare providers to inform patients of their right to create advance directives?

    Answer: Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)

    The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 mandates that healthcare facilities inform patients about their right to create advance directives.

  4. A Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order directs healthcare providers to do what specifically?

    Answer: Not perform CPR if the patient's heart or breathing stops

    A DNR order specifically instructs providers not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.

  5. What is the term for the court-supervised legal process for validating a will and distributing a deceased person's estate?

    Answer: Probate

    Probate is the legal process by which a deceased person's will is validated and their estate is administered under court supervision.

  6. When a person dies without a valid will, they are said to have died in which legal state?

    Answer: Intestate

    Dying intestate means dying without a valid will, causing the estate to be distributed according to state intestacy laws rather than personal wishes.

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