Medical Treatment Decision Maker

What is an Medical Treatment Decision Maker?

A Medical Treatment Decision Maker appoints one or two persons to make decisions on a person’s behalf in respect to medical matters. It can allow full authority or provide some limitations. Unless you are sure of the specific limitation wording you want to use, we suggest that you contact our office to have the Medical Treat Decision Maker drafted by one of our lawyers to ensure that any limitation will be binding and work as you intend it to for your circumstances. If you need our assistance to prepare legally binding wording for the specific limitations we can provide this additional service to you (if you require it) for an additional fixed fee of $200 plus GST. Just email [email protected] with your request once you have completed the online process. Upon a person becoming medically incapacitated, the medical treatment decision maker/s are able to make decisions about the medical welfare of the principal.

 

What if I want to appoint more than 2 decision makers for the medical treatment decision maker?

This online chatbot is not for you. We suggest you contact us on 03 8600 9314 to arrange the preparation of a Medical Treatment Decision Maker by one our experienced lawyers.

 

What is the cost of the Medical Treatment Decision Maker?

The cost for one Medical Treatment Decision Maker is $440 inclusive of GST. You are required to pay upfront and once you have completed the online interview, you will be emailed the Medical Treatment Decision Maker within minutes.

 

What if i want an Enduring Power of Attorney and a Medical Treatment Decision Maker?

If you want both documents, try our package Enduring Power of Attorney and a Medical Treatment Decision Maker which offers both documents by completing the one online process and for a total reduced price.

 

How long does it take to complete the chatbot interview and get my document?

Around 5-10 minutes

 

What information do I need to know to complete this document?

The names, addresses, phone number and date of birth of the people you want to appoint as your medical treatment decision makers.The chatbot allows you to appoint either one or two medical treatment decision makers.

We provide further information on these issues to you during the chatbot interview. Note that this document must be witnessed by two independent witnesses over the age of 18 years and one must be qualified person (i.e. a justice of the peace, lawyer).

 

Do I need to speak to a Lawyer?

By using our Medical Treatment Decision Maker chatbot, you are answering a series of questions and obtaining a customised Medical Treatment Decision Maker based on the answers you have provided but only in respect to the questions that are answered in the chatbot and not addressing any other issues which may be relevant to your particular circumstances.

It is important that you obtain legal advice before you enter into any transaction and before you give a Medical Treatment Decision Maker if you are not sure about these documents.

 

Jurisdiction

This document can be used in any Australian state.

 

Instructions

On the last page of the document, you will be provided with some tips when executing the document. This instruction page should not be attached to the final document when executed. We suggest that you sign multiple originals of the Medical Treatment Decision Maker so each decision maker can retain an original to use. Alternatively, sign one original and get some certified copies of the Medical Treatment Decision Maker to be held by each decision maker.

 

What is the length of the document?

4 pages excluding the instruction sheet.

 

What format will I get the document in?

Microsoft Word. A copy of the document will be provided to you by email as soon as the chatbot interview is completed and payment is received.

 

How long can I access the chat bot interview?

You have 7 days to start and complete the chat bot interview from the time you first start the interview. You will be emailed a link so you can recommence the chat bot interview if you don’t finish it in the one session. You can also go back at any time during the the session if you have provided an incorrect answer.

 

How many times can I use the document?

By buying a document through this chatbot you are receiving a customised document for use in one transaction. You are not provided copyright permission to use the document for multiple transactions or to provide this document to other parties for sale, distribution or use other than relating to the relevant single transaction for which this document was prepared.