Healthcare Surrogate Designation
Fla. Stat. § 765.203Authorize a trusted person to make medical decisions when you cannot speak for yourself.
A Healthcare Surrogate Designation names a person (your surrogate) to make all healthcare decisions for you if your attending physician decides you lack the capacity to make your own decisions.
Unlike a Living Will, your surrogate can respond to real-time medical situations as they arise. This is different from a Healthcare Power of Attorney used in other states.
Florida law (§ 765.203) requires two adult witnesses; neither may be your healthcare provider, administrator of a healthcare facility where you are a patient, or a person related by blood, marriage, or adoption. At least one witness must not be related to you or entitled to any portion of your estate.