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A Wisconsin medical power of attorney lets a person select a health care agent to step in and make decisions if a patient becomes incapacitated. The patient can make special instructions for the agent and must be signed with two (2) witnesses to be legal.

Overview: In Wisconsin you must fill out two separate forms to have a complete Advance Directive: A Living Will called a "Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates" and a "Power of Attorney for Health Care" (a.k.a. Health Care Proxy).

Wisconsin Advance Directive Forms An advance directive is a legally binding document that gives instructions for your healthcare in the event that you are no longer able to make or communicate those decisions yourself.

I, Shirley Louise willfully and voluntarily make this declaration as a directive to be followed if I become unable to participate in decisions regarding my medical care. With respect to any life-sustaining treatment, I direct the following: I direct that no life-sustaining treatment be provided.

A power of attorney may be more flexible, since it's impossible to predict all the medical decisions that might come up in the future and spell out your exact preferences for all of these situations. Many states actually combine the living will and power of attorney into one "advance directive" form.

If you cannot speak for yourself and have not assigned someone medical Power of Attorney, your health care providers will look to your family or close friends to help make decisions about your care. If they are unsure or cannot agree, a court-appointed guardian may be requested to make the decisions for you.