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►	Do I need a lawyer to help me make an advance directive?

►	How is an Appointment of Healthcare Agent different from an Advance Care Plan?

►	How will my doctor know if I have an Advance Directive?

►	If I die because I refused life-prolonging treatment under the Health Care Decisions Act, will my death be considered suicide?

►	Must I have an Advance Directive?

►	What are "Life-Prolonging Procedures"?

►	What if I already have a Living Will? Do I need an Advance Care Plan?

►	What if I change my mind after I sign an advance directive?

►	What is Home Care?

►	What Services are Available?

►	Where can I go for more information about Advance Directives?

►	Who can create an Advance Care Plan?

►	Will an Advance Directive help me if I do not have a terminal condition?

►	How do I make my choices about Life-Prolonging Treatment known?

►	How do these two types of Advance Directives differ?

►	How is an Advance Care Plan different from a Living Will?

►	I have Medicare. Am I eligible for Home Care?

►	Must an Advance Directive be in writing?

►	What can my agent decide for me?

►	What happens if I can't make decisions and I have no advance directive?

►	What is an Appointment of Healthcare Agent?

►	When does a transfer or discharge occur?

►	When does an Advance Care Plan go into effect?

►	What is an Advance Care Plan?

►	When does the Appointment of Healthcare Agent become effective?

►	Whom should I choose to be my agent?

►	Will my Advance Directive be followed in an emergency if I cannot make my wishes known?