What is a trusted health care person?

Verified 09 April 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

You're an adult

You can designate a trusted person at all times.

The same is true if you are under a trusteeship.

If you wish, the trusted person may carry out the following tasks:

  • Accompany you in your medical procedures and assist you during your medical appointments with your consent
  • To help you make decisions about your health and to help collect your consent (for example, during a vaccination campaign)
  • Help you to understand and understand your rights.

In the event that your state of health no longer allows you to give your opinion or to share your decisions, the doctor (or the medical team) consults first with the trusted person who must be able to account for your wishes.

The advance directives may also be entrusted to it.

Please note

the trusted person should not be confused with the person to be warned, who is alerted by telephone if your health condition worsens.

You can make that designation at any time.

If you are hospitalized, the health facility will offer you the appointment of a trusted person.

This designation is made in writing and is co-signed by the designated person. This designation may also be made on free paper.

During your admission or hospitalization, forms which will be given to you for this purpose.

FYI  

The document making that designation shall be incorporated, in particular, within the My health space.

The appointment of a trusted person shall be valid for an unlimited period.

However, you and the person you trust can predict a duration.

Anyone in your life (parent, close relative, attending physician) whom you trust and who agrees to play this role can be designated trusted person.

This means that a person who is not part of your family can be designated as a trusted person.

Yes, the designation of the trusted person is reviewable and revocable at any time.

You're under guardianship

If you are under guardianship, you can only designate a trusted personwith permission of the judge or family council if it has been set up.

Whether the trusted person has been appointed prior to the establishment of the guardianship measure, the family council or the judge may confirm the designation of that person or cancel it.

Please note

The trusted person should not be confused with the person to be warned, who is alerted by telephone if your health condition worsens.

If you wish, the trusted person may carry out the following tasks:

  • Accompany you in your medical procedures and assist you during your medical appointments with your consent
  • To help you make decisions about your health and to help collect your consent (for example, during a vaccination campaign)
  • Help you to understand and understand your rights.

In the event that your state of health no longer allows you to give your opinion or to share your decisions, the doctor (or the medical team) consults first with the trusted person who must be able to account for your wishes.

The advance directives may also be entrusted to it.

You can make that designation at any time.

However, such designation shall require the authorization of the judge or the family council if it has been set up.

If you are hospitalized, the health facility will offer you the appointment of a trusted person.

This designation is made in writing and is co-signed by the designated person. This designation may also be made on free paper.

During your admission or hospitalization, forms which will be given to you for this purpose.

However, such designation shall require the authorization of the judge or the family council if it has been set up.

FYI  

The document making that designation shall be incorporated, in particular, within the My health space.

The appointment of a trusted person shall be valid for an unlimited period.

However, you and the person you trust can predict a duration.

Anyone in your life (parent, close relative, attending physician) whom you trust and who agrees to play this role can be designated trusted person.

This means that a person who is not part of your family can be designated as a trusted person.

Yes, the designation of the trusted person is reviewable and revocable at any time. However, this requires the authorization of the judge or family council if it has been set up.

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