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I was saying she loves my friend and trusts her, which is a good thing. And my friend knows my mom well enough to advocate for her - I am just trying to make it easier on my friend should something happen.
I suppose if I am not reachable, the POA diverts to my brother and he can make any medical decisions.
I'll be using an app or Facebook messenger to be in touch while I travel, so I don't have to pay any more money to AT&T :) The hospital already has the POA on file as my mom broke her hip last year.
My mom's health is not precarious, it's just a precautionary measure. She's 80 years old. Last year she fell and broke her hip, something like that could happen again. I don't intend to change the HIPPA or POA and involve lawyers, I was just looking to see what I should do to protect my mom while I'm gone. She has a aphasia as well as Alzheimers and needs someone to advocate for her should something happen. She loves my friend
She has a DNR, which I will give my friend as well as copies of the POAs, insurance cards, doctors numbers. Anything else I should give her?
Are you wanting to give your friend Temporary Medical POA because she will physically be taking care of your Mother while you are gone and you want her to be able to call the doctor or take your Mother to the hospital without having to call your brother beforehand? Have you discussed this with your brother about having your friend as Primary Medical POA while you are on vacation? What did your brother say?
Is your Mother's health so variable or precarious that you think that she will most likely have to be hospitalized while you are gone? Or are you having your friend be the Medical POA as a precaution?
Are you changing the HIPPA access to medication records also so that your friend can be told about your Mother's health problems?
What does Your Mother's Medical POA document state about the Secondary Medical POA? I think that whatever changes you make to the Medical POA will have to be made by a lawyer for the changes to be legally binding. Contact a lawyer and tell him/her what you want to do and find his/her advise.
Your brother who is the substitute or some call secondary POA can somehow tend to paying bills and tending to other financial matters somehow, although he is in a different state. Can you somehow coordinate this with him in advance of leaving?