AFOVA New Letter 2 of Year 2021

Section 7 – Panorama CV 2 No. 02 / 2021 Page 311 of 332 payment for serving as a Patient Advocate and will not be reimbursed for expenses which you may incur in fulfilling your role and responsibilities as a Patient Advocate. The person making his Living Will has every right to revoke your appointment and appoint others. You cannot override the decision of the healthcare provider if he/she feels that you are not acting in the best interests of the patient or the wishes and preferences stated in the Living Will are not applicable to the current health situation. When will the Living Will come into effect? The “Living Will” will come into effect only when the person making the Living Will is unable to make or communicate a decision for themselves. At this time the health care provider will refer to the wishes, preferences and the refusals stated in the document and will consult the person nominated by the person or their family before carrying out the wishes. The healthcare provider will be guided by the person’s best interests and if the healthcare provider finds that provisions of the living will or the opinion of the nominated person or family is not consistent with the health care situation, the healthcare provider has the right to disregard the Living Will. The overarching purpose of the Living Will is to provide a humane, comfortable and dignified end of life and avoid potentially inappropriate treatment against the patient’s wishes. Guidance for Completing the Living Will Form Please read the complete document before completing the Living Will Form. Providing your personal details • You are requested to state your name in full. Both Given Names and Surname (Family Name) has to be provided • Please provide one of the documents mentioned in the list of documents accepted as the proof of identity and address by the Government of India. Please mention the name of the document and the identification number/alphanumerical stated in the document. Please access the link provided to know the list of documents accepted as proof of identity. http://www.dot.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016_11_18%20POIA-AS- II.pdf?download=1 • Please provide your present residential address or address for communication • Please provide your telephone and email address(optional). • If there are any preferences and refusals not covered in the living will, please write those in the space provided (Other Wishes: write by hand).