Texas Medical and Statutory Durable Power of Attorney

[PurplePanther01]

Jurisdiction

Texas

The standard Medical Power of Attorney form in Texas has the main agent plus 2 alternate agents. Is Ok, valid, and legal to add a third so the power attorney is made with a main agent and 3 alternate agents to be signed before a public notary?

Same question for the Durable POA.

I would appreciate your answers.

 

[adjusterjack]

Should be no reason you can't modify the form to suit your purposes.

 

[army judge]

TX Medical Power of Attorney (MPOA)

Medical Power of Attorney | Texas Law Help

Except to the extent you state otherwise, this document gives the person you name as your agent the authority to make any and all health care decisions for you in accordance with your wishes, including your religious and moral beliefs, when you are no longer capable of making them yourself.

There are 11 statutory reasons a third party can reject a power of attorney. The following are some of the reasons a third party can reject a power of attorney:

1. The third party has a good-faith belief or knowledge that the POA is no longer valid,
2. The agent is exceeding his or her scope of authority,
3. Elder financial abuse is suspected
4. The principal or agent is suspected of criminal activity,
5. The transaction would violate Texas or federal law, regulation, or ordinance, or
6. There is more than one agent, and the third party is receiving conflicting directions.

For a complete list of the statutory reasons a third party can reject a power of attorney, see ESTATES CODE CHAPTER 751. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY
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For more information…
Call the Legal Hotline for Texans https://www.tlsc.org/legalhotline which is an attorney-staffed legal hotline, 800-622-2520 or 512-477-3950. Advice is free for Texans 60 and over or for anyone receiving Medicare.

 

[zddoodah]

Yes.