TRANSLATED HEALTH CARE PROXY IN 8 LANGUAGES

Every competent adult, 18 years old and older, has the right to choose a Health Care Agent in a Health Care Proxy. But how do adults with little or no English language understand and exercise their right to choose an Agent?  To improve access to this vital document, we have translated the honoring Choices Health Care Proxy Instructions & Form into 8 languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, Haitian-Creole, Khmer, and Arabic. Whether you are a bilingual adult helping a loved one or a professional helping a client or patient, you can view simple instructions and download a translated Health Care Proxy here. In providing these translated documents, Honoring Choices is following the framework of the Massachusetts Trial Court Language Access Initiative to ensure equal and meaningful access to justice, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s mission to provide linguistically appropriate health care planning information, such as the translated MOLST forms and  “Know Your Choices” Guide.  Learn more about the translated Health Care Proxy other documents and services for adults with limited English here.