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Healthcare Power of Attorney + HIPAA Release

Two documents that travel together: one names the person who makes medical decisions when you cannot, the other makes sure the people helping you can actually get information from your doctors.

Names who decides your medical care and medical decisions, along with access to your pertinent information.

$342single
$445married

Married pricing covers both spouses — two full sets of documents at up to 30% combined savings.

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Why the HIPAA release matters as much as the POA

Federal privacy law stops a hospital from telling your family anything without authorization — including whether you are there. Families discover this at the front desk of an emergency department, which is the worst possible time to find out.

Who should you name

Someone who can be reached, who will show up, and who can hold a line under pressure from other relatives. It does not have to be your spouse, and it does not have to be the oldest child.

The college student case

The day your child turns eighteen you lose the automatic right to their medical information. A healthcare POA and HIPAA release restore it. This is the single most common reason parents of new college students call us.

How you get it done

You answer plain-English questions online, at whatever hour suits you. Your documents are assembled from templates a Florida estate planning attorney wrote and keeps current. Then you sign, with witnessing and notarization handled online where Florida law allows it, and your documents are stored where your family can find them. If you want an attorney to look at your plan or handle it for you, that is available separately.

What's included

  • Healthcare Power of Attorney (healthcare surrogate designation)
  • HIPAA Release naming who may receive medical information
  • Successor decision-maker named
  • Attorney-written Florida templates

What it does not cover

  • End-of-life treatment instructions — that is the Living Will
  • Financial authority — that is the Financial POA
  • Any decision made while you can still speak for yourself

Is this you?

If none of these quite fit, that is worth a conversation rather than a guess.

  • Parents of children eighteen and over
  • Couples who are not married and have no automatic standing
  • Anyone facing surgery or a hospital admission
  • Adults supporting an aging parent

Healthcare POA + HIPAA, answered.

More general questions live on the questions page.

Is this the same as a living will?

No. This names a decision-maker. A living will states your own instructions about life-prolonging treatment. Most people should have both, and the Power 5 includes them.

Can I name more than one person on the HIPAA release?

Yes. It is common to authorize several family members for information while naming one person as the decision-maker.

Will hospitals outside Florida honor it?

Most will, though practice varies. If you spend significant time in another state, tell us during intake.

Three ways forward.

Start online now, read more first, or talk it through with someone. Nothing here locks you into anything.

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