Removal of EPOA
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From: clampett trust
Dear Ministry of Health,
1.Could you kindly supply the information of how many revocations of enduring power of attorney that Te Whatu Ora ( Health NZ) has administered on patients in their care in the last 4 years?
2. How many cases of removal of enduring power of attorney through the family court has occurred in the last 4 years by Health NZ?
3. How many of those cases were considered 'vulnerable people'?
4. How many revocations of enduring power of attorney through the family court have been overturned?
5. What legislation is used to revoke an enduring power of attorney?
6. What is a 'legal mandate'?
7. Who holds the power of attorney when Health NZ has a 'legal mandate' over a person in their care?
8. Are the orginal enduring power of attorneys given information about the revocation of their power of attorney when Health NZ becomes the power of attorney over someone in their care? If so,who does this and under what legislation?
9. Is an assessment done first before this process?
10. Are family and caregivers given input into this process? If so, how and under what process?
11. Are all cases of revocation of EPOA lodged with the HDC?
Yours faithfully,
clampett trust
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