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15 NAELA J. 39 (2019)
Health Care Decision-Making during a Crisis When Nothing Is in Writing

handle is hein.journals/naela15 and id is 47 raw text is: 2019 39 Health Care Decision-Making During a Crisis When Nothing Is in Writing By David Godfrey I. Introduction ............................................................................................... 40 II. The R esearch Project................................................................................... 41 A . The Q uestion ......................................................................................... 4 1 B. Project Scope and Lim itations................................................................ 41 C . Term inology ......................................................................................... 42 1. H ealth C are Provider ........................................................................ 42 2. Consent ................................................................................................42 3. Do Not Resuscitate and Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Orders............ 42 4. H ealth C are Surrogate ...................................................................... 43 5. Health Care Wishes/Health Care Values/Health Care Goals .............. 43 III. The Law and Health Care Surrogates .......................................................... 43 A. Surrogate Selection/Awareness of Default Surrogate Consent Laws........... 44 B. Conflict Among Multiple Surrogates ..................................................... 47 C. Patients Without Readily Identifiable Family or Friends ........................ 50 IV . C onclusion ................................................................................................. 53 About the Author David Godfrey is a senior attorney to the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Law and Aging in Washington, DC. He is responsible for the commission's work on the National Center on Law and Elder Rights and works on issues related to decision-making, ethics, and legal service delivery. He also serves on the NAELA Board of Directors. Prior to joining the ABA, he was responsible for age-related programs at the Access to Justice Foundation in Lexington, Kentucky. He earned his BA with honors in organizational communication at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and his JD cum laude at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

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