Virginia Medical Power Of Attorney Laws

A power of attorney executed in the commonwealth on or after july 1 2010 is valid if its execution complies with 64 2 1603.

Virginia medical power of attorney laws. A power of attorney in order to be recordable shall satisfy the requirements of 55 1 600. Virginia created a free online advance directive registry at c onnect virginia that allows virginia residents to securely store important healthcare documents such as advance health care directives health care powers of attorney declarations of anatomical gift organ donation and other documents so that family members medical providers. Uniform power of attorney act. The virginia medical power of attorney form is a health care plan consisting of two parts the first section the living will will be used to specify the conditions under which the principal does or does not consent to the various critical life saving medical treatments secondly the durable power of attorney for health care will be used by the principal to appoint an agent to manage all.

Validity of power of attorney. Power of attorney means a writing or other record that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of the principal whether or not the term power of attorney is used. A power of attorney executed in the commonwealth on or after july 1 2010 is valid if its execution complies with 64 2 1603. The durable power of attorney also called a health care power of attorney is a legal document that allows the signee to designate a trusted individual to make health care and end of life decisions on their behalf.

Validity of power of attorney. Virginia durable power of attorney laws are encoded in the state s health care decisions act and are. Virginia has adopted the uniform power of attorney act va code 65 2 1600 et seq. A power of attorney executed in the commonwealth before july 1 2010 is valid if its execution complied with the law of the commonwealth as it existed at the time of execution.