Does lasting power of attorney cover health and welfare?
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows you to give someone you trust the legal power to make decisions on your behalf in case you later become unable to make decisions for yourself. An LPA for Health and Welfare covers decisions about health and personal welfare.
How do I activate my health and welfare power of attorney?
If it’s a health and welfare LPA, you can only activate it if the donor (that’s the person who made the LPA) has lost mental capacity and can’t make their own decisions. If it’s a property and financial LPA, you may be able to activate it as soon as it’s registered. The LPA will say whether this is the case.
Why do I need a lasting power of attorney for health and welfare?
A health & welfare lasting power of attorney is a legal document which allows you to appoint people you trust to make decisions about health treatments and personal care for you if you lose the mental capacity to make such decisions for yourself.
When to use a lasting power of attorney?
Your lasting power of attorney (LPA) An LPA is a legal document that lets you (the ‘donor’) choose trusted people (‘attorneys’) to make financial decisions or health and care decisions on your behalf. An LPA is mainly used if you don’t have the mental capacity to understand and make decisions yourself.
When to register an enduring power of attorney?
Use these forms and guidance to make and register a property and financial affairs lasting power of attorney ( LPA) or a health and welfare LPA. Use these forms to register an enduring power of attorney ( EPA) if the person who made it (the ‘donor’) has lost or is losing mental capacity.
How to get a power of attorney ( LPA )?
There are three key steps to making an LPA. 1. Choose your attorney and the other people involved (see below) 2. Complete the form (available from the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG)) 3. Register the form with the OPG An LPA must be registered with the OPG before it can be used.
What are two types of power of attorney?
There are two different types of LPA. •An LPA for Property and Financial Affairs covers decisions about money and property. • An LPA for Health and Welfare covers decisions about health and personal welfare. This factsheet is only about the LPA for Health and Welfare.