Department of Health

Appointment of medical treatment decision maker form

The appointment of medical treatment decision maker form allows you to formally appoint a medical treatment decision maker, who will have legal authority to make medical treatment decisions on your behalf, should you become unable to do so.

Use the Appointment of medical treatment decision maker form (long) if you wish to formally appoint multiple medical treatment decision makers, who will have legal authority (in order of appointment based on availability at the time), to make medical treatment decisions on your behalf, should you become unable to do so.

Checklist of steps for appointing your medical treatment decision maker checklist provides additional guidance and information to help you appoint your medical treatment decision maker.

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Date published
06 Mar 2018
Size
5 pages

Reviewed 23 June 2022

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