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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Do you know of anyone anywhere who is the parent of an unmarried child who had a need for someone to make a decision for them when they were unable to and could not?
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Yes.

Hospitals vary. State laws vary. One can get lucky most of the time, but having the right document in the corner case will make all the difference.

And I know of one case where a local hospital would not even provide medical status to a spouse because they had different family names.

[quote=anonymous]No hospital is going to refuse to treat a child because of no POA when the relative is willing and able to make decisions.[/quote]

The student is an adult, not a minor, and in some places with some hospitals that makes all the difference. I know of cases where they did refuse to consult parent or relative about treatment - not many cases but a few. Maybe that is how things ought to work, but reality differs from that some of the time.

I wish the quoted text above always were true, but in my experience it is not _always_ true. It is true most of the time, just not all of the time. 
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