You are a very healthy 23-year-old. You complete a health care proxy and name your 19-year-old brother as your health care agent. Can he be legally your health care agent? What will be his responsibilities?

What will be an ideal response?


Any person at least 18 years old can serve as your health care agent. Your agent, acting as your legal representative, will have the right to make health care decisions for you if your doctor decides you are unable to make them yourself. Such decisions include whether to have medical tests and treatments and when to start and stop treatments.

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