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What is a Statutory Health Attorney?

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Statutory health attorneys’ can make decision in regards to most health care matters, these may range from the consent to surgical treatment to the cessation of life support. However, a statutory health attorney cannot make decisions that would be classed as special health care decisions. A statutory health attorney’s power to act will only begin when the person lacks capacity.

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