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An advance care plan is a written summary of a capable adult’s beliefs, values and wishes for future health care, in the event the adult is incapable when the health care is required. The plan may simply be a statement of wishes, or it may include an advance directive or a representation agreement in which the adult names another person to make health care decisions on behalf of the adult. | An advance care plan is a written summary of a capable adult’s beliefs, values and wishes for future health care, in the event the adult is incapable when the health care is required. The plan may simply be a statement of wishes, or it may include an advance directive or a representation agreement in which the adult names another person to make health care decisions on behalf of the adult. | ||
An advance directive is a legal document that provides consent or a refusal for certain types of health care | An advance directive is a legal document that provides consent or a refusal for certain types of health care before the need for health care arises. It is a capable adult's written instructions expressed directly to their health care provider, or to their representative if they have named one in a representation agreement. | ||
Advance directives are legally binding documents and only apply to health care. To be a valid advance directive, it must comply with the requirements for the instructions, plus how it is signed and witnessed.([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|11]]) Under the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act, an advance directive: | Advance directives are legally binding documents and only apply to health care. To be a valid advance directive, it must comply with the legal requirements for the instructions, plus comply with the law on how it is signed and witnessed.([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|11]]) Under the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act, an advance directive: | ||
* must not be mandatory - an adult must not be required to have an advance directive as a condition of receiving any good or service. ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|12]]) | * must not be mandatory - an adult must not be required to have an advance directive as a condition of receiving any good or service. ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|12]]) | ||
