Advance Directive For Mental Health Care Page 4
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13Why might I want to have both documents?
First, you might want to choose one individual to make health care
decisions, and a different person to make mental health decisions.
Second, if you use fill-in-the-blanks forms, an advance directive for mental
health care will likely have more space to set forth your detailed wishes about
mental health care.
Where can I get more information about a durable power of attorney for
health care?
One
source
is
the
website
for
the State Bar of
Michigan,
Click on “advance directives,” for information and
a form. You should also feel free to discuss this with your doctor or therapist.
Must I have an advance directive for mental health care?
No. The decision to have any type of advance directive is completely
voluntary. No family member, hospital or insurance company can force you to
have one, or dictate what the document should say if you decide to write one.
A hospital cannot deny you service because you have an advance directive
or because you don’t have one.
What are the advantages of having an advance directive for mental health
care?
If you have had experience with the mental health system, you may like
some doctors, hospitals and medications.
You may also have had bad
experiences you wish to avoid repeating.
In your advance directive, you can express your specific wishes, thereby
increasing the chances your wishes will be honored.
You can also avoid a commitment hearing at probate court in some
circumstances.
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