How is a health care power of attorney revoked?
You may revoke your health care power of attorney at any time, so long as you are able to make and communicate your medical care decisions. The revocation may be in writing or by any means that you are able to communicate your intent to revoke to your doctor and health care agent. Also, you revoke a health care power of attorney by signing another health care power of attorney. Revocation is effective only after you have notified your doctor and each named health care agent. Finally, your death revokes your health care power of attorney. What happens if your health care agent is unable or unwilling to act? If your health care agent dies or becomes sick or incapacitated, or if he or she simply refuses to act, your health care power of attorney will have no legal effect. To avoid this problem, you may name one or more substitute health care agents. Your substitute health care agents will serve in the order you have listed them in your health care power of attorney. How does a health care
