healthcare proxy

American  

[helth-kair prok-see] / ˈhɛlθˌkɛər ˌprɒk si /

Or health-care proxy

noun

1. a legal document in which a person can appoint someone to make decisions for them about medical treatment in the event that they are no longer mentally competent or able to communicate.

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Etymology

Origin of healthcare proxy

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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healthcare proxy

Ferreira recently spent about $2,000 to update his will, healthcare proxy and account beneficiaries, naming his son as his primary representative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

More than 80% of those with a will, trust, healthcare proxy or financial power of attorney said they’d know what to do if a family member died.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026

This is where you need to have a healthcare proxy named as well, so someone can execute the medical decisions.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2020

We’re going to start to have to have some really hard conversations with their family members or their healthcare proxy, if they have one, about what to do next.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2020

But with his former girlfriend out of the picture, Sumner Redstone last month designated his daughter as his healthcare proxy, giving her a much larger role in his affairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2016