Creating a Health Care Power of Attorney Legal Workshop
Drafting Your Health Care Instructions
Wednesday, January 20
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Clark County Library
Large Conference RoomMeet with a lawyer from the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program one-on-one to help you draft a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions for free. This will save you hundreds in legal fees.
A health care Durable Power of Attorney (also referred to as a medical power of attorney or health care proxy) is a legal document that designates a trusted person to act as your agent to make medical decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated and unable to communicate directives, are unconscious, or are deemed mentally incompetent. Family members, even a spouse, have no legal right to order healthcare decisions unless appointed by the individual who is being cared for or by being appointed their guardian by a court.
In this workshop, you'll meet one-on-one with an attorney from the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program to help you draft a Durable Health Care Power Of Attorney for free. Registration is suggested.
What you need to bring to the meeting:
- your valid photo ID
- name and contact info of the person you are designating as your Health Care Power of Attorney agent
- name and contact info of the person you are designating as your backup Health Care Power of Attorney agent
- health care directives or wishes you want followed should you become incapacitated and unable to communicate
- only Health Care Power of Attorney questions will be allowed as there will be no time to address other legal matters
Free and open to the public. Making an appointments is suggested. If a customer does not show up within 5 minutes of their appointment, the slot will be released to the wait list, people arriving late, or walk-ins. For more information please call 702.507.3458.
In partnership with the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Health & Wellness | Community Events |
Clark County Library
| Mon, Nov 09 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Closed |
| (Veteran’s Day) | |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Originally opening in 1966 as a three-room library within the Airport Annex building, the Clark County Library moved in 1967 to a storefront. In 1971, the library moved again to its current location using deeded land from the County and with money awarded by the Max C. Fleishman Foundation. The building went on to have two remodels: one completed in 1986, and the second completed in 1994, which resulted in the three-story, 120,000-square-foot building it is today. This redesign notably included a 399-seat theater and an 80-seat black box theater/dance studio. The Library District also added the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, which provides a place for teens to explore and master new technologies and digital skills.
