Even 18-Year Olds Need a Power of Attorney for Health Care
September 24, 2018
An eighteen-year old was hospitalized at the Hospital/Clinic. She and her parents were not satisfied with the care they were receiving, and repeatedly asked for her to be transferred. There was a question as to whether or not the eighteen-year old had the capacity to make her own medical decisions. The hospital refused to let her transfer to another hospital, even after the family lawyer wrote a letter asking the well known hospital to make the arrangements.