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Doea next of kin only apply when the person dies and his assets what about his medical records.
Asked on Jan 09th, 2020 on Guardianship and Conservatorship - Arizona
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My brother is dieing in the hospital they have him on a ecmo machine and heavily sedated and induced paralytic. Im his next of kin but was told i need medical power of attorney.
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It appears that your brother is not in a condition to appoint anyone his agent under a Medical Power of Attorney and that there is not time to apply to become his guardian. Contact a local elder law attorney to learn whether Arizona has a statute which would allow next of kin to act in this situation. You can find one using the Find a Lawyer function on the website of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (www.naela.org)
Answered on Jan 10th, 2020 at 6:43 AM
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