A Health Care
Surrogate Designation is a document by which you name someone as your
Health Care Surrogate or Proxy for health care decision making, should you
be unable to make these decisions for yourself in the future. These can be
useful whether you encounter a temporary or permanent situation in which
you are incapable of making your own informed medical decisions. Health
care surrogate designations can also be accomplished through a Health Care
Power of Attorney, or incorporated within a general durable power of
attorney which covers not only health care decision making but also all
financial matters.