do i as a daughter have the right to stop treatment my mother is reseving? this
i would like to stop my mother treatment and get her a second opinion. the doctor will not return my call. nor will any one give me enough information on condition to whitch my mother agree treatment on. mother said she was made to agree. yet she changes mind often. do i have any legal rights as only child.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: do i as a daughter have the right to stop treatment my mother is reseving?
No,you have no particular legal rights as a daughter. However, you may petition to become your mother's guardian, which would give you the legal right to make health care decisions for her. In the mean time, the health care professional may defer to you even without your technically having the legal power to make decisions.
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Re: do i as a daughter have the right to stop treatment my mother is reseving?
Unless you have been appointed as an Article 81
Guardian, an expensive and long drawn out process
you do not have the right to dictate the type of
treatment your mother receives. She is the only
one who can. She can delegate this to you through
the use of a Medical Proxy/Durable Medical Power of
Attorney
Without one of these two, your mother is the only
one who has a say. You can influence her choices
but cannot deal directly with doctor
Check HMO lists for requirements for change of
DRS also These can be limiting
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