Lasting Power of Attorney - LPA

Healthcare in Singapore
THE LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY (LPA)​allows you to legally appoint one or individuals to make decisions on your behalf if you are mentally incapacitated

A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a type of advance directive that allows you to legally appoint one or more individuals to make decisions and act on your behalf if you are mentally incapacitated. This legal document is made under the Mental Capacity Act in Singapore.

Anyone who is 21 years old and above, and has the mental capacity to make an LPA, is eligible to make one. The legal term for the person who makes the LPA is a donor and the person who is appointed is known as the donee. A donor can appoint one or more donees to act in one or both of the following areas:
  • Personal welfare and healthcare
  • Property and affairs
Your donee should be at least 21 years old and someone who you believe is trustworthy, reliable and competent to make decisions for you. “The LPA only kicks in when the donor loses capacity to make a decision,” says Ms Sumytra Menon, Senior Assistant Director, Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). In the case of patients who have fluctuating mental capacity, for example, patients with mild dementia, an effort is made to allow them to make their own decisions during their periods of lucidity.

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