Florida Guardianship Exam Questions And Answers

Who makes the presumption in the moment regarding incapacity regarding health care decisions? {Ans: If a principal's capacity to make health care decisions is in question, the attending physician is to evaluate the patient's capacity. F.S. 765.204(2). If the physician concludes that the patient lacks capacity, that conclusion should be entered in the patient's medical record. Id. If the physician has a question concerning whether the patient lacks capacity, another physician is to be consulted. If the second physician concurs, the treating facility is to enter the evaluations of both physicians into the patient's records, and the surrogate, if one was designated, is to be notified, in writing, that his or her authority has commenced. Id.}Whose responsibility is it to notify the health care facility of the presence of a living will? {Ans: The principal.}Can the guardian specify who is to be the standby guardian? {Ans: Yes.}What are the requirements for a DNRO? {Ans: It must be executed on a YELLOW form - DH Form 1896. Can only be reproduced on canary yellow paper and must be signed by the patient. It does not require someone to be in a terminal condition or that someone have