Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

You do not file a medical power of attorney. An advanced directive, sometimes referred to as a medical power of attorney, ordinarily becomes effective when the individual who executed the document is unable to make medical decisions for his or herself. Usually agent�s authority becomes effective when the individual's primary physician determines that person is am unable to make his/her own health care decisions.

You don't need to file it with the Court, if that it what you mean. You wil need to show it to all health care providers, and probably give them a copy as well.

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You give it to the doctor who is going to perform the medical treatment. procedure, you don't file it.