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I have MPOA for my mom who has Alzheimer’s. I’m getting ready to travel overseas, can I designate my husband to act for me? My mom isn’t capable of making that decision.

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The short answer is no.... POA isn't something you own that can be passed on to someone else, it is a responsibility that has been given by your mother to you. We are fortunate today that we live in a world where you would need to be travelling to an isolated, technologically primitive place before we would be completely out of touch, if something happens and you are needed you are only a phone call away.
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I wonder if as the POA you can have a temporary one drawn up just for the time you are gone. Your husband would just follow what Mom has put in her POAs. Or, as POA you can have husband put on the HIPPA forms just so doctors and nurses can talk to him.
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worriedinCali Mar 2019
A POA can’t do that, they can’t assign someone POA on behalf another person.
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As POA you are given the power to act as the individual themselves, I would consult a certified elder law attorney and have a new document that lists your husband as back up, they will know what you need to be legal.

Mine specifically address my POA being able to assign another POA if required.
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Thank you all for your answers. I didn’t think I could, but thought I’d ask just in case.
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