
Legal Aid - Advanced Directives

Legal Aid - Advanced Directives is organized by Nebraska Methodist College (NMC).
Release Date: 2/3/21
Review Date: 2/3/23
Expiration Date: 2/3/24
Description:
The purpose of this program is to provide legal education for healthcare professionals to enhance their professional practice. Exploring the interplay between healthcare directives and mental healthcare directives. Explaining the difference between a financial and health care power of attorney. Discussion of Nebraska’s surrogate decision-making act.
Program Objectives:
• Identify the difference between a financial and health care power of attorney.
• Discuss what the Mental Healthcare power of attorney covers and how it is different from the healthcare power of attorney.
• Analyze Nebraska's surrogate decision-making act.