What are the considertions under which an advance directive can be implemented?
Under the Georgia Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) the advance directive is implemented if the individual can no longer speak for themselves. Under the Georgia Living Will the advance directive is implemented if the individual is terminally ill, is in a persistent vegetative state or coma, and can no longer make their own medical decisions. 2. In the case of conflicts which document overrides — the living will or the durable power of attorney? The DPOA controls, unless specifically provided for otherwise in the DPOA, so long as there is an agent available to serve pursuant to a valid DPOA which grants that agent authority with respect to life sustaining or death delaying treatment under the same circumstances as the Living Will. 3. What is the authority of a living will; of a durable power of attorney, i.e., the attorney-in-fact? The DPOA has broad powers to make health care decisions for the individual, including power to require, consent to, or withdraw any type of personal care or
