A code setting out good practice for
people making decisions on behalf of those who lack capacity to do so was laid in Parliament on 22 February 2007.
Not exact matches
«They are genuinely OK with any other
person in their life
making decisions on behalf of them,» Shinabarger says.
Pick one
person to
make health - care
decisions on your
behalf if you're incapacitated, Florian said.
People in positions of power are trusted to make decisions on behalf of others, and that affect other people's inte
People in positions of power are trusted to
make decisions on behalf of others, and that affect other
people's inte
people's interests.
When family shareholders observe disunity of values between the
people who are
making strategic
decisions on their
behalf, they lose confidence.
But the real life of a writer resides in showing up at the keyboard every day, with the necessary patience and mercy, and
making the best
decisions you can
on behalf of your
people.
Establishing temporary guardianship allows a child to live with another
person other than the parents and, in the event of an emergency, that responsible adult can
make important medical
decisions on behalf of that child.
The argument that has applied for well over a century — that in every area of life we need
people at the centre to
make sense of the world for us and take
decisions on our
behalf — has collapsed.
Lawyers acting
on behalf of the secretary of state argued that unpaid carers should be treated as unemployed
people who should
make the same
decisions as anyone else about living costs.
People should be able to hold politicians and public bodies to account over how their hard earned cash is being spent and
decisions made on their
behalf.
«Our job is to scrutinise
decisions made by the Welsh Government
on behalf of the
people of Wales.
People with mental health problems ought to be able to feel confident that, should they be detained under section, powers to detain and treat them and
make decisions on their
behalf will be used with great care and for the right reasons.
«The whole point of setting up the commission was so that the agency head and the Legislature and the governor and the comptroller and the attorney general and so forth didn't have to publicly say anything, that we were
making the
decision on their
behalf,
on the
behalf of the
people, that we were created for the purposes of removing this from the political process,» Assembly appointee Roman Hedges said last week.
The
people of Nigeria overwhelmingly elected President Muhammed Buhari to
make such strategic
decisions for them and
on their
behalf not any state governor.
In domains as diverse as
making a business
decision, choosing a hotel, ordering meals, and even participating in experiments,
people were two or three times as likely to delegate an unappealing choice
on behalf of someone else than one
on their own
behalf.
As Peeta, meanwhile, Hutcherson's maturing talents achieve a parallelism with the character's self - actualization, proving subtler and more self - aware with every resigned
decision he
makes on behalf of the
people around him that he loves.
Power of Attorney: Legal document that allows one
person to
make decisions, including financial ones,
on behalf of another individual.
Designate one or more
persons as a power of attorney to act
on your
behalf in financial and legal matters if you are unable to
make decisions.
You'll need to appoint a
person responsible for
making medical
decisions on your
behalf and include any specific instructions regarding medical care, such as whether or not you want to go
on life support and for how long.
Emergency Contact Information Should your pet require veterinary treatment, we need a phone number where you can be reached or an emergency contact
person who can
make a
decision on your
behalf.
If the caregivers in charge of your kids are not the same
people named as the guardians in your will, a child care authorization gives them permission to
make decisions and sign documents (like permission slips or school enrollment forms)
on their
behalf.
Since you may not cover all your healthcare
decisions in your Living Will, this
person will have the ability to
make those
decisions on your
behalf, not to mention serving as your advocate if there are issues with your Living Will or arguments within your family about your preferred healthcare strategy.
An act done, or
decision made, under this Act for or
on behalf of a
person who lacks capacity must be done, or
made, in his best interests.
If you know the ideal
person to
make medical
decisions on your
behalf, in case you ever can't, you can use our Montana Power of Attorney document to help
make it official.
A Financial Power of Attorney also lets you choose a trusted agent to act
on your
behalf, only instead of
making healthcare
decisions, this
person will be handle your finances.
(i) among the general principles is that, before a
decision under the Act is
made for or
on behalf of a
person lacking the capacity to
make the
decision, «regard must be had to whether the purpose for which it is needed can be as effectively achieved in a way that is less restrictive of the
person's rights and freedom of action» (MCA 2005, s 1 (6)-RRB-;
A guardian is a
person appointed to
make important legal
decisions on behalf of the
person who does not have the capacity to do so by themselves.
If your child is traveling without you, you may want to create a Child Care Authorization form authorizing another
person like a relative or friend to care for your child in your absence, and
make certain
decisions on their
behalf, including medical, nutritional, and educational needs.
That's why your parents should consider assigning a power of attorney (POA)-- a
person who is legally able oversee finances and
make personal and health
decisions on their
behalf.
You'll want a Healthcare Power of Attorney if you want a trusted
person to
make other healthcare
decisions on your
behalf.
The report also found that relatives and friends were excluded from
decision -
making or asked to consent
on behalf of a
person in ways that were unlawful.
Outcome In N v ACCG [2017] UKSC 22, the Supreme Court has now pronounced definitively upon what the Court of Protection should do where is a dispute between the providers or funders of health or social services for a
person lacking the capacity to
make the
decision for himself as to what services should be provided to him either between the
person's family or, by analogy, by those acting
on behalf of the
person.
A representation agreement is an estate planning document that lets you appoint another
person, called a «Representative», to
make personal care and health care
decisions on your
behalf.
A Power of Attorney is an estate planning document that lets you appoint a trusted
person to
make legal and financial
decisions on your
behalf.
Unfortunately, due to difficulties in enforcement of these durable powers of attorney, an increasing number of organizations are no longer accepting a power of attorney as sufficient proof that this
person can
make decisions on the elderly or sick
person's
behalf.
If under applicable law a parent, guardian, or other
person acting in loco parentis has authority to act
on behalf of an individual who is an unemancipated minor in
making decisions related to health care, a covered entity must treat such
person as a personal representative under this subchapter, with respect to protected health information relevant to such personal representation, except that such
person may not be a personal representative of an unemancipated minor, and the minor has the authority to act as an individual, with respect to protected health information pertaining to a health care service, if:
A legal representative is a personal representative under this rule if, under applicable law, such
person is able to act
on behalf of an individual in
making decisions related to health care, with respect to the protected health information related to such
decisions.
With respect to deceased individuals, the final rule describes when a covered entity must allow a
person who otherwise is permitted under applicable law to act with respect to the interest of the decedent or
on behalf of the decedent's estate, to
make decisions regarding the decedent's protected health information.
Under the final rule, a
person is a personal representative of a living individual if, under applicable law, such
person has authority to act
on behalf of an individual in
making decisions related to health care.
If under applicable law a
person has authority to act
on behalf of an individual who is an adult or an emancipated minor in
making decisions related to health care, a covered entity must treat such
person as a personal representative under this subchapter, with respect to protected health information relevant to such personal representation.
In addition, we clarify that with respect to an unemancipated minor, if under applicable law a parent may act
on behalf of an unemancipated minor in
making decisions related to health care, a covered entity must treat such
person as a personal representative under this rule with respect to protected health information relevant to such personal representation, with three exceptions.
If under applicable law a
person has authority to act
on behalf of an individual in
making decisions related to health care, except under limited circumstances, that
person must be treated as the personal representative under this rule with respect to protected health information related to such representation.
If you are incapacitated, the
person you appoint as your health care proxy
makes medical
decisions on your
behalf.
As the
person in charge of
making hiring
decisions on behalf of your organization, you know how important it is to choose the best possible candidate for the job.
The
person named in a Child Arrangements Order shares parental responsibility for the child with the parents, and can
make most important
decisions on behalf of the child without needing the permission of the parents.
For example, in Queensland, the Ministerial appointment of trustees to hold land
on behalf of Aboriginal
people, and trustee
decisions to grant leases or other interests in land, must as far as possible be
made in accordance with Aboriginal tradition or an agreed
decision -
making process.50 In the Northern Territory, a lease can not be granted unless the relevant Land Council is satisfied that the traditional owners understand the nature and purpose of the proposed grant and, as a group, consent to it.51 This consent must be given in accordance with either an agreed or a traditional
decision -
making process.52
[108] That is, that the
person who
makes the application has been authorised appropriately to
make that claim
on behalf of the claim group, this procedure is dealt with further in Section 251B of the Native Title Act which requires traditional laws and customs (where they exist regarding similar matters) to be the source of the
decision making process for the authorisation.
On the one hand, the age of clients often puts practitioners in a guardianship role where decisions regarding experiences have to be made by the practitioner on behalf of children and young people, especially where safety is concerne
On the one hand, the age of clients often puts practitioners in a guardianship role where
decisions regarding experiences have to be
made by the practitioner
on behalf of children and young people, especially where safety is concerne
on behalf of children and young
people, especially where safety is concerned.
The problems that have arisen in the context of leasing Aboriginal land in New South Wales illustrate the need for the Indigenous
people on whose
behalf land is held to be able to maintain effective control of that land, and to
make effective
decisions about it.
A parent who has sole legal custody is the only
person who has the legal authority to
make major
decisions on behalf of his or her child.