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Essential Documents
Many requests for standard documents prompted a recap of what you need to have in place for EVERY member of your family. Emergencies arise every day and bad things happen in the blink of an eye. Listed below are documents you need to have in your important papers file:
Durable Power of Attorney (with health care powers only) If I am unable to decide or speak for myself, my agent has the power to:
________ a. Make health and medical care decisions for me, including serving as my representative under the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act, but excluding signing an advance directive, making decisions reserved to a health care proxy under an advance directive, or other life-sustaining treatment decisions.
_________ b. Choose my health care providers.
_________ c. Choose where I live and receive care and support when these choices relate to my health care needs.
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_________ d. Review my medical records and have the same rights that I would have to give my medical records to other people.
_________ e. Elect hospice treatment.
_________ f. All of the powers listed above.
Financial Power of Attorney Gives a trusted person authority to handle your finances and property should you become incapacitated. If you need this document, it is recommended an attorney completes and files with the court.
Be sure a trusted person is joint owner of bank accounts which gives immediate access to accounts when the need arises.
Oklahoma Advance Directive for Health Care regarding my health care, I direct my health care providers to follow my instructions below. If I am incapable of making an informed decision, I direct my healthcare providers to follow my instructions below.
Memorandum of Distribution of Personal Property
If you have personal items you wish to give to a specific person you may list each item and the recipient, sign and date the document. It does not have to be notarized.
Example: Description of Property Beneficiary 48 pc silverware in wooden case Jane Ann Doe
These blank forms can be downloaded and printed from the Oklahoma.gov website: www.okdhs.org. If you have limited, or no, internet access, forms can be mailed to you by calling the OKDHS Records Center at 1-877-283-4113. For free legal assistance in completing the forms, contact the OKDHS Aging Services Division at 405-522-3069.
Additional links: - MyDirectives® mydirectives.com - U.S. Living Will Registry® uslivingwillregistry.com
This information is to assist in finding forms you may need. When in doubt, consult an attorney.
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