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Admission to and care in a hospice for certain incapacitated persons – Wis. Stat. Ann. § 50.94
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Current as of June 2015
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Admission to and care in a hospice for certain incapacitated persons
An authorized individual may place an incapacitated person into hospice care if (1) the incapacitated person lacks a living will or health care power of attorney and a court has not deemed them incompetent; (2) the authorized individual signs an informed consent document on behalf of the incapacitated person; (3) the authorized individual signs a statement that, to the best of their knowledge, the incapacitated person would choose to receive hospice care; and (4) a physician certifies that the incapacitated person has a terminal condition and that the authorized individual is acting in accordance with the incapacitated person's wishes.
The following person, in the following order of priority, may act as the authorized persons: spouse/domestic partner, adult child, parent, adult sibling, close friend/relative who is an adult, has had regular contact with incapacitated person and exhibited special concern for the person.
Such an individual can make all health care decisions related to hospice care. The incapacitated person or authorized individual can object to or revoke hospice care any time.
Current as of June 2015
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