(a) A public home care provider may not accept a designation as agent by general or special power of attorney for an individual to whom the provider furnishes services unless the designation is held jointly with another individual who is not a public home care provider.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.26.630

  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
(b) In this section, “public home care provider” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 47.05.017(c).