Choose the decision-maker
Name the person who may act for you and, if desired, an alternate.
Estate Planning · Healthcare Mandate
Louisiana Healthcare Mandates
Name the person you trust to make health-care decisions for you when you cannot make or communicate those decisions yourself.
Healthcare authorityWritten authority for a chosen agent.
Specific authorizationHealth-care decision authority should be stated clearly.
Mobile executionAppointments throughout the Rouge service area.
A decision-maker you choose
Put health-care authority in the hands of someone you trust.
A healthcare mandate is a Louisiana mandate that specifically gives an agent authority to make health-care decisions for the principal. It is useful when illness, injury, incapacity, or another circumstance prevents the principal from handling those decisions personally.
A healthcare mandate is different from a Living Will. The mandate names a decision-maker; a Living Will records directions about life-sustaining treatment in the circumstances covered by Louisiana law. Many clients choose to have both documents.
What this service covers
Clear authority, without unnecessary clutter.
Define health-care authority
The document can state the health-care authority the agent is expected to exercise.
Pair related documents
A healthcare mandate can be coordinated with a will, financial mandate, and Living Will.
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Before the appointment
Know who you want to appoint.
You do not need legal language prepared before the meeting. Rouge will need accurate names and the decisions you want reflected in the mandate.
Primary agent
Have the full legal name and reliable contact information for the person you want to appoint.
Alternate agent
Decide whether you want a backup person if the first agent cannot serve.
Related documents
Bring any existing mandate, Living Will, or estate-plan documents you want Rouge to review for consistency.
Identification
Have current government-issued identification available for execution.
Mobile throughout Northeast Louisiana
Bring the appointment to the people involved.
Rouge can meet at a home, office, hospital, care facility, or another appropriate appointment location within the regular service area, subject to the document and scheduling needs.
Rouge mobile appointment
Prepare. Print. Execute.
For many routine matters, Rouge can bring the equipment needed to prepare and print the document at the appointment when preparation is appropriate.
Explore mobile service ↗Common questions
What clients usually want to know.
Can a healthcare agent consent to medical treatment for me?
Louisiana law recognizes an agent acting under a valid mandate that specifically authorizes health-care decisions as a person who may consent when the circumstances permit.
Is a healthcare mandate the same thing as a Living Will?
No. A healthcare mandate names an agent to make health-care decisions. A Living Will addresses directions concerning life-sustaining procedures in the circumstances defined by Louisiana law.
Can Rouge prepare both documents together?
Yes. Healthcare Mandates and Living Wills are commonly coordinated in the same estate-planning appointment.
Can the appointment be at a hospital or care facility?
Often, yes, if the signer can properly execute the document and the location can accommodate the appointment.