West Virginia Revocation of Statutory Medical Power of Attorney and Living Will

You can revoke a Medical Power of Attorney even if you cannot make your own medical decisions. To cancel it, you can: Tell the agent, in person or in writing,Sign a new Medical Power of Attorney.

The principal can always override a power of attorney, although it's possible for others to stop an agent from abusing their responsibilities.Medical POA A healthcare or medical power of attorney grants the Agent you appoint the authority to make decisions about your care if you are unable to do so.

A living will is a vital part of the estate plan. You can alter it as your preferences and needs change over time.But your family cannot override your living will. They cannot take away your authority to make your own treatment and care plans.

A power of attorney (POA) is a legal document that allows you to appoint someone to act on your behalf, usually in financial or medical situations.An agent can never transfer their authority to another person unless the POA explicitly permits it.

Policies vary, but as a rule a power of attorney may not sign a beneficiary designation form, although some insurance programs allow it.Likewise, a power of attorney cannot designate herself as a beneficiary on the form unless the power of attorney documents clearly state that she has that right.

Healthcare advance directives should state both what you do want and what you don't want.You retain the right to override the decisions or your representative, change the terms of your living will or POA, or completely revoke an advance directive.

You can give a person complete authority to make all decisions, or limit them significantly to make only specific decisions.If you want specificity, it is better to do that in your living will, which the person with a durable power of attorney cannot override.

Can you have both a living will and healthcare power of attorney? Yes. Since a living will generally covers very specific issues like DNR (or do not resuscitate), it may not deal with other important medical concerns you might have.

You may decide to have both a power of attorney and a living will, called a combined advance directive for health care. Whether you go with one or both, you receive similar benefits. You prevent the matter from having to go to court, where a judge who does not know you would determine what your care would be.