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I have all three plus a DNR-CC. Health care power of attorney is also called a DPOA or Durable Power of Attorney. I work in the health industry and the DPOA is an absolute necessity specially if you don't want certain things done. Many docs are worried about being sued so they'd rather put, say a pacemaker into a 95 year old, than deal with the possibility of her being incompetant and then have family sue.

All of these documents are pretty easy to fill out. My Dh and I did the POA and DPOA in an hour and then had them notorized. We got copies to our PCPs and keep them in a file with easy access.