You may choose a person to make health care decisions for you through a health care "power of attorney". The person you name is called your agent. You can give power to your agent to make decisions:

• right away,
• if and when you become incapacitated,
• when any other event that you describe occurs.

A power of attorney under the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act is a "durable" power of attorney. A durable power of attorney is one that remains or comes into effect when you are incapacitated.

Your agent will have the power to make decisions regarding your health care for you. If you have given the agent authority to make decisions right away, then the agent may act on your behalf right away. If you give the agent power to act should you become incapacitated or when some other event happens, then the agent may only make decisions when and if those things occur.